Do you remember 1995? It was the golden age of dial-up screeches, AOL floppy disks that doubled as coasters, and an internet that moved at the speed of a sedated sloth. For most people, getting online meant connecting an ISP[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve created a digital dystopia where our inboxes resemble a post-apocalyptic wasteland – endless stretches of Nigerian prince scams and suspicious “account alert” warnings, with the occasional legitimate email struggling to survive like the last can of beans in a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve officially entered an era where trust is the rarest currency in existence. Remember when answering the phone used to be exciting? Now, if an unknown number flashes on your screen, you treat it like a live grenade—letting it go[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve all sat through the cybersecurity training. We’ve nodded along as IT lectures us about “hovering over links” and “checking sender addresses.” We’ve even scoffed at the hilariously obvious phishing attempts—”URGENT: Your CEO’s Dog Needs Bitcoin!”—feeling smug in our cyber-savviness.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Phishing scams are continual and very annoying. You get one, panic for half a second, then think, I’ll just reply and tell them to stop. That’s like handing a bank robber your home address in case he wants to come[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s a special kind of modern frustration that comes with clicking that tiny, hopeful unsubscribe link at the bottom of a spam email. It’s like signing a petition that says “Please stop bothering me” and then immediately getting added to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…