Why paying the ransom is a mistake
New research from Databarracks reveals 44% of organizations that suffered a ransomware attack, paid the ransom. 34% recovered from backups, while 22% used ransomware decryption tools. The findings come from the Databarracks 2022 Data Health Check. Th.....»»
Meta & Google shouldn"t be allowed to bully their way out of paying for news
Journalism has been nearly destroyed by Google and Facebook stealing news — and they should not be allowed to use threats to escape regulation demanding that they pay for profiting from it.Canadian lawmakers are debating whether to charge online pl.....»»
German minister visits Taiwan to strengthen semiconductor ties
German federal minister of education and research Bettina Stark-Watzinger is paying a brief visit to Taiwan to strengthen Germany's ties in chip manufacturing technology and to expand talent exchanges......»»
CIS expands partnership with Akamai to protect state and local governments
Cyberattacks often begin with an unsuspecting user clicking on a link that redirects them to a harmful site containing malware. Even the best employee training won’t prevent every mistake. The best way to stop those mistakes from becoming costl.....»»
Ferrari cyberattack exposes customer data
Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari was hit with a ransomware attack that exposed customers' personal information. It's not clear when Ferrari's Italian subsidiary was contacted by a hacker or group with a ransom demand related to the exposure.....»»
Ferrari data breach: Client data exposed
Italian luxury sports car maker Ferrari has suffered a data breach and has confirmed on Monday that it “was recently contacted by a threat actor with a ransom demand related to certain client contact details,” but that it won’t be p.....»»
Foxconn paying more & getting less than expected with new India plant
Foxconn's previously announced new factory in Bengaluru, India, has now cleared local government approval — though at greater cost and with fewer jobs.The Karnataka government approved Foxconn's application at its State High Level Clearance Committ.....»»
Ferrari customers targeted in ransom-related cyberattack
Ferrari has been targeted by a hacker who is threatening to release data linked to its customers unless the automaker hands over a ransom payment......»»
UPDF’s amazing pricing makes it an incredible alternative to Adobe Acrobat
Adobe’s Acrobat is one of the more widely-known softwares when it comes to reading and editing PDFs, but if you don’t like paying the “Adobe Tax”, then UPDF is a just-as-powerful (if not more so) alternative that you’ll want to check out. T.....»»
Goodbye, Google Glass, you were my favorite gadget mistake
Goodbye, Google Glass, you were my favorite gadget mistake.....»»
Samsung Galaxy Fold 5: Features The Next Foldable Desperately Needs To Have
Samsung's efforts in the foldable phone market are paying off, but there are some things the Galaxy Z Fold 5 must do to remain a flagship device. Samsung's e.....»»
After Musk’s mass layoffs, one engineer’s mistake “broke the Twitter API”
Twitter's paid-API project had "only one site reliability engineer," report says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel ) When Elon Musk blamed Twitter's outage yesterday on code that "is extremely brittle for.....»»
There may be a problem with Apple"s Digital Legacy feature
Despite a family following Apple's Digital Legacy instructions, a "mistake" meant the company would not unlock a iPhone after the owner died — until media got involved.Apple's Digital Legacy is supposed to mean that there is a simple transition whe.....»»
I think I made a huge mistake with my iPhone 14 Pro Max
The iPhone 14 Pro Max is an incredible phone — arguably one of the very best you can buy. But I think I made a big mistake with it......»»
How Much You Should Actually Be Paying To Get The Brakes Fixed On Your Car
Getting the brakes on your car replaced can be an expensive job - here's how much you can expect to pay depending on what needs to be done. Getting the brakes o.....»»
Most ransomware payments go on to fund many further attacks
Threat actors rarely use ransom money for vacation......»»
After defending false data, Comcast admits another FCC broadband map mistake
Comcast could have avoided giving false data to FCC by checking its own website. Enlarge / A Comcast Xfinity service van in San Ramon, California on February 25, 2020. (credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado ) Com.....»»
Report: Apple gets a cut of search revenue from Chrome as part of secret Google deal
A new report from The Register today claims that Google is “paying Apple a portion of search revenue” that comes from Google Chrome on iOS. “This perhaps explains why Apple has not launched a rival search engine or invested in the development.....»»
Apple may be getting a secret slice of Google Chrome search earnings
A UK regulator appears to have discovered, but then redacted, that Google has been paying Apple search revenues generated through Chrome in order to discourage it from launching a rival system.Google Chrome iconApple has regularly been rumored to be.....»»
Apple may be getting a slice of Google Chrome search earnings
A UK regulator appears to have discovered, but then redacted, that Google has been paying Apple search revenues generated through Chrome in order to discourage it from launching a rival system.Google Chrome iconApple has regularly been rumored to be.....»»
Paramount Plus is getting more expensive whether you want Showtime or not
Existing Paramount Plus subscribers will be paying more each month when the streamer merges with Showtime in the US......»»