Ogden-Weber Technical College I.T. Systems

06/28/2024

04/24/2024

I would say these numbers are a little conservative, especially if any part of your password has already been leaked in a data breach.
Make them long and change them often.

04/18/2024

Ever wonder what the cloud looks like?

02/21/2024

We are looking for a new instructor. If you know someone great send them our way. Nerds encouraged to apply. 🤓

The Information Technology Instructor will be assigned to instruct students enrolled in the Ogden-Weber Technical College’s (OWTC) Information Technology Program. The incumbent will be responsible for providing technical instruction in basic troubleshooting, system administration, networking funda...

02/10/2024

We had a great time hosting 9th graders this week. Did you know high school students can attend OTECH for free?

12/22/2023

This might be my new favorite Cybersecurity story.
This kid hacked Nvidia and got arrested. Then...

"Despite having his laptop confiscated, Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone."

I don't love this story because this kid is a hero (he is not), I love it because you need to be aware how easy it is for a motivated individual to hack anything they want to.

Judge says hacker remains a high risk through his skills and motivation to carry out cyber-crime.

11/02/2023

A new study suggests cybersecurity skills gaps can be worse than total workforce shortages.

10/12/2023

"Storage of IBM record cards at the Federal records center in Alexandria, Virginia, November 1959. Between 1950 and 1966 the records centers received millions of cubic feet of records, saving the federal government more than the total spent for the entire operation of the National Archives Records Service." Note: There are about 20 rows of pallets visible, each row is 15 pallets wide, pallets are stacked two high (at least). Each pallet contains 45 boxes of punched cards. Standard card boxes contained 2000 cards. Each card held up to 80 characters, for a total of about 4.3 billion characters of data in this storage facility - about the same as a 4GB flash drive."

09/14/2023

All MGM properties are under a multi-day cyber attack. Guests in "smart rooms" can't even turn out their lights. You know it's serious when all gaming machines are down.
Ceasars has reportedly paid millions in ransom just to not be next.
We teach a class called CyberDefense Pro. Come check it out.

The stable of MGM Resort properties, including a dozen of the most iconic hotels in Las Vegas, have been out of service for more than 24 hours due to an ongoing cybersecurity issue.

08/17/2023

5 MB of data on 62,500 punch cards in 1955.