Montana Congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, whose name suddenly landed on all American’ lips Wednesday night, also plays a role in wallets. Gianforte was involved in an altercation with a journalist on the eve of an election for a vacated seat in the House of Representatives. Gianforte is also on the board [Keep reading]
“There’s always something.” Heather Young, who my readers my might remember, spends a lot of her time thinking about money. She runs an online group designed to help women get their spending under control (The Frugal Females Challenge). But even for Heather, life happens. There’s weddings, bachelorette parties, and … [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]
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]
Facebook should release secret research it has done to psychologically analyze teen-age users, U.S. consumer groups demanded on Wednesday, after reports surfaced in Australian media that the social media giant had come with up techniques to predict kids’ emotional states — placing them in buckets like “defeated,” “overwhelmed,” “stressed,” “stupid,” “useless,” and [Keep reading]
Did the new leader of France win because he outsmarted the very hackers who tried to tip the scales in last November’s U.S. election? Security professionals are trying to sort out this very possibility right now, following a storyline that sounds right out of a Michael Crichton novel. It’s going [Keep reading]
I’ve been fighting for consumer rights and writing about credit card fraud for a loooong time, and I’d never heard of this. In fact, lots of people in the banking industry have never heard of this. *Not* knowing this has probably cost us both some money through the years, so [Keep reading]
By Christine Gacharná NOTE: High school JUNIORS (and parents), the clock is now ticking. Keep reading to learn what my college-bound teens and I wish we had known last year on May 1! I’ve compiled the information below to help you get a head-start on the process. Dreams, travels, college [Keep reading]
Premature release of Orange is the New Black by hackers is no big deal. Really. You can see why producers made the calculation that stopping the “hack” was not even worth the alleged $66,000 or so the hackers demanded as “ransom,” according to TorrentFreak. Why? Online show fans are very [Keep reading]
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