Software

Organizations can live and die by their access to their sensitive data.  Data is “the new oil” and many organizations routinely collect data about their customers in order to better tailor their products and services to potential clients.

In recent years, ransomware has become a significant threat to an organization’s ability to access their data.  Instead of stealing the sensitive data and selling it on the black market, this type of malware allows hackers to deny an individual access to their own data and demand a ransom in exchange for the secret key necessary to decrypt the data and restore access.

The gaming community is continuing to grow stronger and stronger. Gamers tend to bond and come together over similar games that they love to play together. There is this app called Discord that allows gamers from all around the world to chat over there favorite games. Gamers can create chat rooms and send invite codes to people. Within the chatroom, there are servers that are geared towards certain interests. For examples, people who love to play Mario Kart can make a chatroom on Discord and invite people who love the game to chat and even plan competitions through this app. They could have servers dedicated to different things about the game such as those interested in competing, those who want to talk about the characters, and maybe even one to discuss tips and tricks on how to beat the game.

Cell phones have continued to advance their software over the years. A key component in many cell phones is that they can be easily tracked. This can be a great thing and a terrible thing depending on how you look at it.