“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…
“So, for all of you complaining about fake news — a broad term with no real meaning, and which allows people to claim that anything they dislike, or anything with a small error in it counts as “fake news” — beware that you’re basically handing an easy tool of censorship to governments like China and…
The version 3.0 of Malwarebytes has just arrived, and it promises to bring a comprehensive protection against various types of threats that are generally not covered by regular antivirus solutions. The new version has been created from the ground up. I don’t make a lot of specific recommendations about products, but Malwarebytes is an absolute…
WHEN THE BOTNET named Mirai first appeared in September, it announced its existence with dramatic flair. After flooding a prominent security journalist’s website with traffic from zombie Internet of Things devices, it managed to make much of the internet unavailable for millions of people by overwhelming Dyn, a company that provides a significant portion of…
I once made the argument, years ago, that if you weren’t concerned about eDiscovery as a business owner, you should be. Not because you’re a huge litigation risk, per se, but because eventually, every business has to deal with some sort of complaint, or lawsuit, and when it happens, there is so much data sitting…
“This sounds as though it’s modeled on similar arrangements around child pornography. Except that there are some major differences between child pornography and “terrorist content.” The first is that child porn is de facto illegal. “Terrorist content” is quite frequently perfectly legal. It’s also much more of a judgment call. And based on this setup,…