Vladimir Putin has been far more visible lately with statements on the Russian-U.S. election story. Well-schooled in the art of Russian linguistic vaguery, he has alternately said that Russian free-lance hackers may have been involved, or that a 3-year-old may have been involved, all with a taunting snicker. Journalists — and [Keep reading]
I looked into the problem of robocalling recently for MagnifyMoney.com. Here’s the latest: Help is coming, but it’s still going to be a while. I’d say more, but my phone is ringing. Here’s a taste of the story. Click to read the rest at MagnifyMoney.com If you’re afraid to answer [Keep reading]
While the Internet stirred last night about the meaning of the word “Covfefe” — generated, one could guess, when the President fell asleep mid-Tweet, phone in hand — a far more important Trump cell phone issue got far less attention. The Associated Press reported that Trump is giving out his cell [Keep reading]
How would Greg Gianforte have voted on the health care bill? I still, want to know, don’t you? There’s only three answers. For, against, or I’m still ready to answer. There, see, that’s how you avoid assaulting someone. Through the haze of yet another melodramatic event — in this case, a [Keep reading]
People seem to be showing various degrees of trust in our new president, but here’s a sign that some probably trust him too much: A scan of Insedia’s Pitchfork database of stolen credentials shows lots of users employ “trump,” or a slight variation, as their password. That’s bad digital [Keep reading]
Every successful cyberattack provides a learning opportunity for technologists, and with every act they also add to these Cybersecurity Statistics, that are already pretty frightening as is. WannaCry provides two: Big organizations, particularly in health care, must learn to prioritize safety over compliance; and while doing that, they shouldn’t have [Keep reading]
“News is a misleading way to understand the world.” On a bit of a losing streak lately, I’ve cast my net for some fresh inspiration, which led me to Bill Gates’ wonderful Tweetstorm for grads, which led me to a Q&A with Steven Pinker, who wrote Gates’ favorite book. And [Keep reading]
A feared second spike of attacks from the WannaCry ransomware virus didn’t materialize early Monday, but there’s still plenty to worry about. New variants of the malware have been released, others are most certainly under development, and a Twitter account logging ransom payments shows victims are indeed coughing up roughly $300 [Keep reading]
Brace for a new wave of ransomware attacks Monday morning, global authorities are warning computer users and organizations today. So far, one of the worst cyberattacks in recent memory has hit computers in 150 countries, Europol said, with a virus named WannaCry encrypting files and demanding ransom from victims. The [Keep reading]
For a long time, many health care providers have been worried about the wrong thing — compliance rather than patient safety. Today, we see the most frightening example yet of the devastating consequences. A widespread ransomware attack in the U.K. has hospitals turning away ambulances and canceling appointments, according to [Keep reading]
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