The Cyber Beacon

Posted on January 20, 2026

Editor's Note: Blogger Joe Earley will see a disruption in his blog in the months ahead. Earley is running for the Wes...

Posted on January 06, 2026

Cybercrime is no longer limited to stolen credit cards or hacked email accounts. One of the most dangerous and emotionally...

Posted on December 09, 2025

A Short Story: “The Holiday Deal That Wasn’t” Maria loved Christmas. Every year she searched online...

Posted on November 14, 2025

Think your inbox is just a mailbox? Think again — it’s the front door to your digital life, and most of us lea...

Posted on October 21, 2025

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the perfect reminder that staying secure begins at home—and extends to...

Posted on October 07, 2025

We’ve all done it — loaned a Wi-Fi password to a neighbor or left our network open “just in case.”...

Posted on March 05, 2025

Protecting Public Services & Taxpayer Trust: Cybersecurity Responsibilities of County & Municipal Governments....

Posted on February 19, 2025

Gone Phishing: Are You Taking the Bait? Imagine this: You’re sipping your morning coffee, scrolling throu...

Posted on February 05, 2025

Editor's Note: This is a new blogy by Joseph Earley, a Montgomery, West Virginia, native, who served 20 years in the U...

From the Bench: Indians' Newest Varsity ...

Sometimes, you cannot control when inspiration hits you. For 2011 Bridgeport High School graduate, the moment he felt...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Bridgeport Business Icon fr...

Bridgeport's Charles Edward "Jim" Compton, the founder of Grafton Coal Company, is shown second from right in t...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Remembering a True Super...

“We’re going to have to stop your heart,” he said, to which I responded, “Ok. Will it start again?” His answer:...

Posted by Julie Perine
The Grapevine: From a Day at UHC to Seei...

So many great things happened last week that I just do not know what to report on, but I have chosen two events a...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Off the Shelf: Unearth a Story at Summer...

Summer reading is right around the corner! For us, this time is always the busiest season of the year, and...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
ToquiNotes: No One Walking Halls of BHS ...

The end of the school year was not the only thing that ended this week at Bridgeport High School. There was an end tha...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto