“A new ransomware, Popcorn Time, gives users the option of infecting others in lieu of paying the ransom.”
I can’t imagine infecting someone else on purpose, but I learned long ago not to underestimate what people will do to others if it’ll benefit themselves. Don’t do this, just keep yourself safe and keep your data backed up elsewhere!
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/12/ransomware_meet.html
There are only a few days left to take advantage of it, but MakeUseOf Deals currently has an offer of VPN Unlimited (along with To Do Checklist) of $39 for a lifetime subscription. There is also a $29 offer for a lifetime subscription to Wi-Fi Hotspot Protector on the site as well. I’ve been using…
Google Play is so insistent on tracking your location that some Android phone users have reported battery drain issues. You can laboriously go through all your apps and turn off the location feature. A very laborious process and not necessarily what you want. But if even one app has the ability to track you, so…
I have to say, I saw the update for Firefox 5.0 the day before I saw Ed Bott’s post about Mozilla’s response to Enterprise concerns, and I was taken aback that they were releasing 5.0 so soon after 4.0. On the one hand, I get that they care more about the consumer space than the…
The backup has to be offline, disconnected from the computer that gets infected. “Keeping a backup copy of vital data is a good way of reducing the damage of a ransomware attack: it allows companies to get systems up and running again without having to pay off the crooks. But that backup data isn’t much…
The British website internetmatters.org is a great place for parents, English and otherwise, to learn about keeping kids safe online, and educating themselves about what kinds of issues those children may be faced with. But don’t take it from me… We’re a not-for-profit organisation that has a simple purpose – to help keep children safe…
“The Defendant did not produce any text messages. Their argument was their employee text messages were outside of their possession or control, because they did not issue their employees cell phones. Elkharwily, at *9-10. The Court agreed and denied the motion to compel. This raises the question that if the Defendants knew their employees were…
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