Articles from sources such as magazines, newspapers & blogs.
“Mobile apps may gather information from your mobile device for legitimate purposes, but these tools may also put your privacy at risk. Protect your data by being smart with the apps you install and reviewing the permissions each app has.”
Privacy and Mobile Device Apps Read More
“There are an overwhelming number of cyber security strategies published that tailor to all sorts of infrastructures, market categories and cyber threats. The ACSC has compiled a list of mitigation strategies that organisations can use as starting points to improve …
Essential Eight Explained Read More
The New York Times, September 26, 2019
By Davey Alba and Adam Satariano
“Despite increased efforts by internet platforms like Facebook to combat internet disinformation, the use of the techniques by governments around the world is growing, according to a report released Thursday by researchers at Oxford University. Governments are spreading disinformation to discredit political opponents, bury opposing views and interfere in foreign affairs.”
At Least 70 Countries Have Had Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds Read More
Little Cottonwood Canyon is a unique environment. Weather is often intense during the Winter and avalanches are of course a major concern. This page provides a variety of information sources so that you can be well informed of current conditions in the canyon. Included are resources from Alta & Snowbird, National Weather Service, Utah Avalanche Center, Utah Dept. of Transportation & Unified Police Greater Salt Lake.
Little Cottonwood Canyon Weather & Avalanche Information Read More
Communications of the ACM, August 2019
By Emilio Ferrara
“In this article, I will briefly review the history of digital spam: starting from its quintessential incarnation, spam emails, to modern-days forms of spam affecting the Web and social media, the survey will close by depicting future risks associated with spam and abuse of new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Digital Humans).”
The History of Digital Spam Read More
Automation is putting process into code. A bullet list in a process document is code if it is treated that way.
Documentation Is Automation Read More
Damn, it got butt cold in Utah last night… – Peter Sinks -44.5°F @ 2:30 a.m. Oct. 30, 2019 (Near Logan, UT) ❄️ – Mt. Baldy, Alta, UT -11°F @ 11:00 p.m. Oct. 29, 2019 – Osguthorpe Barn, Park City, …
Record Cold In Utah, Oct. 30, 2019 Read More
The message shared perhaps the worst possible news Oh could have received at that exact moment: Something was shutting down every domain controller in the Seoul data centers, the servers that formed the backbone of the Olympics’ IT infrastructure.
The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History Read More
Schneier on Security, August 28, 2019
By Bruce Schneier
“The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Yet that’s not possible, because there is no longer any difference between those categories of devices. Consumer devices are critical infrastructure. They affect national security. And it would be foolish to weaken them, even at the request of law enforcement.”
The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security Read More
Communications of the ACM, March 2019
By Andrew A. Chien
“It is time for the computing community to face up to computing’s growing environmental impact—and take responsibility for it! And further, to undertake research, design, and operations to reduce this growing impact.”
Owning Computing’s Environmental Impact Read More
Communications of the ACM, March 2019
By Judea Pearl
“Unlike the rules of geometry, mechanics, optics, or probabilities, the rules of cause and effect have been denied the benefits of mathematical analysis.” “…the art of automated reasoning.”
The Seven Tools of Causal Inference, with Reflections on Machine Learning Read More
Communications of the ACM, March 2019
By Ofir Turel
“For many years we have emphasized the positive aspects of computing technologies because we believed in their contribution to humanity. Nevertheless, there is a growing body of evidence in support of a technology duality view. That is to say, we have started realizing and quantifying the notion that many of the technologies we develop can also be harmful, especially when used excessively.”
Potential ‘Dark Sides’ of Leisure Technology Use in Youth Read More
In this article, we present a new way of describing the Internet, better attuned to the realities of networking today, and to meeting the challenges of the future. Its central idea is that the architecture of the Internet is a flexible composition of many networks—not just the networks acknowledged in the classic Internet architecture, but many other networks both above and below the public Internet in a hierarchy of abstraction.
The Compositional Architecture of the Internet Read More
Medium.. June 5, 2019
By Stuart Schechter
“I cringe when I hear self-proclaimed experts implore everyone to “use a password manager for all your passwords” and “turn on two-factor authentication for every site that offers it.” As most of us who perform user research in security quickly learn, advice that may protect one individual may harm another. Each person uses technology differently, has a unique set of skills, and faces different risks.”
Before You Use a Password Manager Read More
Nielsen Norman Group, January 17, 2016
Writing for the Web
By Hoa Loranger
“Summary: The right words can make or break trust; they affect your tone of voice and how people perceive your site.”
Cringeworthy Words to Cut from Online Copy Read More Nielsen Norman Group, August 16, 2015
Mobile & Tablet, Navigation
By Amy Schade
“Summary: Mobile sites that use the hamburger or three-line menu need to support navigation activities throughout the site, in case users don’t locate or use the main site navigation.”
Supporting Mobile Navigation in Spite of a Hamburger Menu Read More Nielsen Norman Group, February 21, 2016
Branding, Visual Design, Web Usability
By Kathryn Whitenton
“Summary: Users are 89% more likely to remember logos shown in the traditional top-left position than logos placed on the right.”
Website Logo Placement for Maximum Brand Recall Read More Nielsen Norman Group, May 4, 2014
Mobile & Tablet, Web Usability
By Amy Schade
“Summary: Responsive design teams create a single site to support many devices, but need to consider content, design and performance across devices to ensure usability.”
Responsive Web Design (RWD) and User Experience Read More Nielsen Norman Group, June 26, 2016
Design Patterns, Mobile & Tablet, Navigation
By Kara Pernice and Raluca Budiu
“Summary: Discoverability is cut almost in half by hiding a website’s main navigation. Also, task time is longer and perceived task difficulty increases.”
Hamburger Menus and Hidden Navigation Hurt UX Metrics Read More
Communications of the ACM, March 2019
By Advaith Siddharthan, Kapila Ponnamperuma, Chris Mellish, et al.
“The Blogging Birds system shows that raw satellite tag data can be transformed into fluent, engaging, and informative texts directed at members of the public and in support of nature conservation.”
Blogging Birds: Telling Informative Stories About the Lives of Birds from Telemetric Data Read More