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Cybersquatting

One of my clients emailed me complaining that her internet was not working. She was probably discomfited to learn that the problem was that she had simply mistyped the name of The New York Times website. In doing so, she stumbled upon a case of cybersquatting I had not previously known about.

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A Telephone Book Analogy

A Telephone Book Analogy

This column was originally published on May 11, 2007, and only slightly updated it explains the worldwide outage of Facebook, Whatsapp, and Instagram that occurred on October 4, 2021.

Cybersquatting

Cybersquatting

One of my clients emailed me complaining that her internet was not working. She was probably discomfited to learn that the problem was that she had simply mistyped the name of The New York Times website. In doing so, she stumbled upon a case of cybersquatting I had not previously known about.

A Backup Strategy

A Backup Strategy

For the most part, all my clients who suffered a data loss and did not have a backup plan ended up losing everything.

The Computer Corner: What is the best backup?

The Computer Corner: What is the best backup?

The obvious question is, “What is the best backup?” The answer is that there is not one right solution for everyone. The question asked by any knowledgeable information technology person is, “What is your threshold of pain?”

The Computer Corner

The Computer Corner

There was encouraging news last month when Ukrainian law enforcement, in cooperation with South Korean and U.S. investigators, had arrested six suspects allegedly tied to the notorious Cl0p ransomware group.

The Best Defense is to Have a Good Backup

The Best Defense is to Have a Good Backup

The big story making news over the last week has to be the colossal ransomware attacks that have affected hundreds of U.S. companies. In a blog post, the Russian-based REvil cybercrime gang all but admitted responsibility—and did so with impunity.

John McAfee,  a Gifted Software Engineer

John McAfee, a Gifted Software Engineer

Last month the information technology world lost one of its more well-known names. John McAfee was a British-American computer programmer, businessman, and, in the 1980s, was the creator of the first commercial antivirus software.

 

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