All posts by Geof Franklin

Researching ways to improve scientist's access to data. Programming software to solve humanity's problems. Disseminating emergency preparedness knowledge. Sharing knowledge about science. Practicing amateur radio. Serving humanity through volunteer efforts. Drives a robot to work.
Computers

United States Virgin Islands Hospital

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Sounds impressive. The building on their web page also looks impressive.

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But this isn’t in the Virgin Islands.

The St. Croix Source published this article today, warning of the hoax.  My jaw dropped and, Continue reading United States Virgin Islands Hospital →

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Emergency Preparedness

RFID and cloning access into your building

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I got call this morning from a friend who was very concerned over a piece that ran on the news last night. It’s about RFID tags and their ability to be cloned with a simple hand-held device. (Here’s a link to the story for those who want to read it.. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/20150365/ga-tech-buzz-cards) ..I admit when I saw this on the news last night I was less than Two professionals talking.amused. We’ve known about RFID cloning for years now and

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Computers

SC DOR Hacked

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Oh boy. Reports out today say that the State of South Carolina’s Department of Revenue has been hacked. Early reports suggest 3.6 million tax returns were exposed, later reports show 3.8 million and 700,000 business tax records were exposed. That’s something approaching 77% of the population of the state. Continue reading SC DOR Hacked →

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