Ransomware criminals seem to Recent Ransomware criminals decided they should voluntarily (although secretly) provide the encryption key FREE for everyone affected by the TeslaCrypt version of Ransomware. Amazing! And… (gasp) they apologized! “Who was that masked rider?” you ask. No one knows. But the fuzzy cloud around them has lifted. Just a little bit.
We have not heard the last of the Panama Papers Two assumptions form a necessary beginning: 1) the leak did not happen by itself but was encourged by human intervention; and 2) the person managing the leak decides what to do with the data. What does he want to do with the data? He alluded…
There’s an abundance of Technology in Unexpected Places (TUP) out there on the Internet. It is just amazing. For April 2016 we present three more TUP’s for your amazement and amusement. Three unexpected places for technology to show up. National Literary Prize Giant Beetles Wood Unlikely group? I should hope so! These small drops of…
When HP asks the question, “Where are you on the risk meter?” Alliant answers! How should you choose the “most stable technology partner?” That is a significant question. We’re glad you asked! Because Alliant has good answers. Is there a “risk meter?” Should you be concerned with the implication that your loyalty to Alliant might be…
Artificial Intelligence: To whom do physicists turn? With all the efforts at Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is occasionally encouraging to hear that the best source of information is real intelligence – not artificial. Here’s the question: To whom do physicists turn when they seek help in colving complicated problems in quantum mechanics? Here’s the answer: To…
Outdated Software Opened the Door to Confidential Data Doubtless you have read in the news of the Panama Papers leak – the significant leak of 11.5 million documents purportedly showing the financial strategies of politicians, financiers, athletes, the elite around the world. You might think of off-shore accounts and income tax evasion, or you might not. Apparently…
Ransomware on the Increase Are you prepared? Ransomware is not a sequel anyone would want to see at the door again. It is a predator on the increase. And 80% of those vulnerable are unprepared. Ransomware has become the favorite attack of cyber-criminals for 2016. The statistics show that from minimal use in 2010-2012, the…
Some Strange – Some Unusual Technology is growing at such a pace that we are constantly hearing of new and unusual places where unexpected technology suddenly shows up. Self-driving cars, for example. Or the where-I-last-parked-the-car App. Very helpful. Here are three entries into the field of Unexpected Technology: Hilton Concierge, Bicycle Tires, Invisilign Teeth. Read ’em and…
To beat ransomware prevent it The menace of ransomware has placed it in a category of its own called scareware. What is it? How does it work? Imagine that you have worked on a business project, a school project or a home video project. You have spent hours putting it all together. The business charts.…
Let me Google that for you Here’s an interesting site that produces a gif of someone typing a search. Not just any search. The idea is that when someone asks you a question that they could have Googled for themselves, rather than give the answer you send them the video. For example, someone asks, “How…