With so many of us unable to work at our offices we figured it would be timely to set out some tips and tricks for how to do that effectively. We'll go through a couple of scenarios and some tips to get the most out of your time when you're isolated. 

If you're one of those unfortunate souls who...

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to present to the Oregon Government Finance Officers Association on a panel with the FBI, the CIS from University of Oregon, and a lawyer. I've heard the guy from the FBI speak before and it's always enjoyable, but as I was listening to him this time I realiz...

In construction, a firewall is a wall in a building that prevents a fire from spreading to other parts of a building. These are super important and help protect people when a building is on fire so they can escape before the whole building burns up. 

In the cyber world, a firewall h...

If you're like most of the people I run into, they're often asking "Do I need a VPN?" They've seen some ad from a VPN provider and are convinced they need it. But what is a VPN? For the sake of this conversation, we'll be talking about VPN's you would setup on your computer, not ones from ...

A lot of people come up to me and ask me "Do I need a VPN?" and I always respond the same way: "Maybe."

So let's dive a little deeper, and see when it makes sense to deploy a VPN. If you haven't already read our blog on what a VPN is, please do so here:

https://www.newfathom.com/bl...