Robert Pleasant

Robert Pleasant is a writer and unabashed nerd, contributing news coverage and editorial articles to SiliconANGLE. His experience includes writing articles for websites such as UCStrategies, G33k-HQ, and Green Tea Graffiti, covering a range of subjects in technology, gaming, and entertainment. Robert, known to his friends as Robbie, earned his degree in Creative Writing from University of California, Santa Cruz, before getting into the tech news field, and in addition to the writing he does for SiliconANGLE, enjoys creating original comedic stories in his downtime.

Latest from Robert Pleasant

Review: Facebook 360 and VR Gear create a virtual vacation | #F82016

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Facebook is helping bring virtual reality into reality with the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. But what happens when they bring reality into the virtual realm? I found out first hand at this week’s F8, Facebook’s developer event. One of the company’s …

What to do when personal data is posted online: Tips for Turkey (and the rest of us)

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

If you’ve ever wondered just how many people can be affected by a single data breach, a good estimate would be “about half the population of Turkey.” Or rather, that is the reality right now, as a database containing the personal information …

Trumped again: Hackers take on Trump hotels, steal customers’ credit card info

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has had a few choice words to say about the United States’ cyber security, but his own record isn’t spotless either. His hotel chain has just suffered a data breach, resulting in credit fraud for customers who …

FBI prophecy comes true as hackers target law firms for insider trading

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

It’s lawyers vs. hackers, so you’d think the jokes would write themselves, but this is no laughing matter. A number of prestigious law firms have been the victims of hacking and data theft, and several more have been threatened, although exactly what …

Singin’ the phishing scam blues: Grand Ole Opry sees tax data stolen

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

It’s phishing season, and the latest catch comes from Ryman Hospitality Properties. The Nashville-located company, parent to several entertainment brands, the Grand Ole Opry, resort hotels, and a golf course, was hit with a scam that stole W-2 information from multitudes of …

Tax phishing scam goes to school, as one college learns a hard lesson

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

It’s a sad day for faculty and employees at Tidewater Community College (TCC). The Virginia-based college was recently the victim of a spear-phishing attack, and the attacker walked away with the tax information of around 3,000 employees. At some point earlier in …

What is Oracle Cloud at Customer, and what’s it mean for the datacenter?

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

This is a big week for Oracle’s cloud angle, the latest being a new family of offerings that provide CIOs with choices for enterprise software deployment, and what Oracle calls an easy path for moving applications to the cloud. This new family of …

Verizon data breached as hacker steals customer contact info

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Verizon’s annual data breach investigation reports are excellent looks at how cyber attacks happen and how to defend against them, so one would expect Verizon’s own cyber defenses to be effective. But nothing is completely hacker-proof yet, as Verizon itself has learned. …

Coding error exposes Walmart pharmacy customer data

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Walmart customers who frequent the online pharmacy should take caution, as a recent data leak has exposed consumer data. During migration to a new server, a software coding error left online pharmacy customers’ data unprotected and exposed for a three-day period. According …

Outdated security leads to a USA Cycling hack

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

USA Cycling has taken a crash into hot water, after a recent hack and data breach has compromised its members’ data. The cycling organization, recognized by the International and United States Olympic Committees, has reported what it describes as a “data security …

Robert Pleasant

Latest from Robert Pleasant

Review: Facebook 360 and VR Gear create a virtual vacation | #F82016

What to do when personal data is posted online: Tips for Turkey (and the rest of us)

Trumped again: Hackers take on Trump hotels, steal customers’ credit card info

FBI prophecy comes true as hackers target law firms for insider trading

Singin’ the phishing scam blues: Grand Ole Opry sees tax data stolen

Tax phishing scam goes to school, as one college learns a hard lesson

Verizon data breached as hacker steals customer contact info

Coding error exposes Walmart pharmacy customer data

Outdated security leads to a USA Cycling hack

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