• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-28-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on How greed could destroy the ransomware racket

Ransomware scam artists have a good thing going. They infect some computers and inflict a distasteful—but ultimately logical—choice on the victims: Pay up or lose your data.
Ransoms can be an expensive lesson for most. Many consumers opt not to pay and […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-28-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on How greed could destroy the ransomware racket

Ransomware scam artists have a good thing going. They infect some computers and inflict a distasteful—but ultimately logical—choice on the victims: Pay up or lose your data.
Ransoms can be an expensive lesson for most. Many consumers opt not to pay and […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-28-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on FBI expansion of surveillance powers meets obstacle

A move in the Senate to provide enhanced surveillance powers to the FBI through the use of National Security Letters met a hurdle Monday after Senator Ron Wyden placed a hold on the 2017 Intelligence Authorization bill over the controversial […]

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-28-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on FBI expansion of surveillance powers meets obstacle

A move in the Senate to provide enhanced surveillance powers to the FBI through the use of National Security Letters met a hurdle Monday after Senator Ron Wyden placed a hold on the 2017 Intelligence Authorization bill over the controversial […]