• Women Pave the Way in Construction Industry

    Women Pave the Way in Construction Industry

    Women hold a growing fraction of the construction industry, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Who Are the Trailblazers? With women entering the construction field at increasing rates, who do we have to thank for paving the way? Alongside these pioneers stand an increasing number of woman-owned businesses.…

  • Silent Blooms

    Silent Blooms

    Day after day I pray for good news. A sign of life’s presence past the toxicity brewing in here. One foot in front of the next, She postures– Feathers smoothed as the sun peeked through. Moving toward the Magnolia tree, Branches stretched, With late blooms reaching their peak. I’ve sat…

  • Box for Two

    Box for Two

    Her head slid down the side of the glass The coolness of nature firmly pressed into the back of her neck She lay perplexed. Her face pained, Afraid to release the sounds that caused this tremor. She gazed out the window, Watched the cars whizzing down the freshly paved street.…

  • Tyre Nichols and the age of our youth

    Tyre Nichols and the age of our youth

    I remember seeing that gruesome photo about Tyre Nichols cross my news feed and my heart sank immediately. So many things went through my mind in that moment, but the all too familiar feeling of familiarity too. I was bothered by that image for a long time. I couldn’t move.…

  • I do it for the culture

     I had an interview recently, and admittedly I was nervous. It was me speaking to 4 people who knew each other. It was a bit intimidating to say the least, but I had spoken in front of groups of people before, so I felt overall fine. I was more excited…

  • Don’t fall victim to phishing

    Don’t fall victim to phishing

    Since the beginning of the pandemic, the world has shifted the way the workforce operates. More and more people wanted workplace flexibility, and since then cybercrime has skyrocketed. Phishing, a cyberattack that can come through email or text, is intended to pass off a message as legitimate through the disguise…

  • 5 top tips for good cybersecurity in healthcare

    5 top tips for good cybersecurity in healthcare

    The healthcare industry is the second most attacked sector of the 16 critical infrastructures by cyber criminals. Due to the highly sensitive information they possess, as well as the role they play in our nation’s critical infrastructure, this sector is a prime target for ransomware and phishing. The two most…

  • Top 3 cyberattack trends in 2022

    Top 3 cyberattack trends in 2022

    We continually see cybersecurity popping up in our newsfeeds, but why? The cost of being attacked has increased, a price many companies can no longer afford and have instead redirected their focus into preventative measures. Last year, Cybercrime Magazine said cyber-related crimes would likely cost $10.5 trillion by the year…

  • Is artificial intelligence a new target for hackers?

    Is artificial intelligence a new target for hackers?

    The cybersecurity industry has been building on top of itself for decades to stay steps ahead of hackers. Over the years, what we continue to learn is nothing is safe from hackers, including Artificial intelligence. The beauty of AI is that it can essentially do what humans do, but much…

  • Heads up, shields up!

    Heads up, shields up!

    The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched Shields Up program to coincide with the Biden administration’s new cybersecurity bill. The program is designed to encourage businesses to report cyberattacks to the government, as well as to prepare them for an impending cyberattack. After last week’s press release from multiple…