• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Bart ransomware shows it can be effective without sophisticated encryption

A new ransomware program making the rounds uses a simple, yet effective technique to make user files inaccessible: locking them in password-protected ZIP archives.The new threat is called Bart and shares some similarities -- in the ransom note in pa... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on IRS kills electronic filing PIN feature due to repeated attacks

After repeated attacks, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has decided to retire a Web-based tool for obtaining PINs that taxpayers could use to file tax returns electronically.The Electronic Filing (E-file) PINs Web application is no longer availabl... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on IRS kills electronic filing PIN feature due to repeated attacks

After repeated attacks, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has decided to retire a Web-based tool for obtaining PINs that taxpayers could use to file tax returns electronically.The Electronic Filing (E-file) PINs Web application is no longer availabl... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Jun-27-2016
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Intel may sell off the security division it built around McAfee

Intel is considering selling its security business as the company tries to focus on delivering chips for cloud computing and connected devices, according to a news report.The Intel Security business came largely from the company’s acquisition for $7.7 billion of […]

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