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February 28, 2020

The Dark Art of Turning Mountains of Stolen Data Into Cash

Data breaches have become so common that experts agree it isn't a matter of if, but rather when a company will become a victim. A recovery plan therefore should focus on how to deal with a breach of employee/customer/client data, how to handle a ransomware attack, and what to do to make sure exploits are plugged so that additional hackers don't use the same ones again.

Facebook Bans Coronavirus Ad Scams

Facebook's decision-making has raised a few eyebrows, as the coronavirus ad restrictions could be interpreted as limiting free speech in a way that is inconsistent with Facebook's general practices.

Firefox Scrambles DNS to Boost Consumer Privacy

Firefox users in the U.S. are getting an extra measure of privacy protection starting this week. Firefox Desktop Product Development Vice President Selena Deckelmann heralded the rollout of encrypted DNS over HTTPS (DoH) by default in Mozilla's browser.

Microsoft Releases 'Mind Blowing' Xbox Specs

Microsoft whetted demand for its Xbox Series X product line this week with the revelation of some impressive specs for its next-generation gaming console. Xbox Head Phil Spencer spilled the following details.

Linux-Powered Azure IoT Security Platform Arrives

After several years of building and testing previews, Microsoft has announced the general availability of its Azure Sphere secure IoT service.

Getting Autonomous Car Technology Right

Autonomous car efforts aren't looking very good. It is becoming clear that the five-level ranking system for autonomous cars is stupid. The reality is that the definition of "autonomous" is binary: Either the car can drive itself or it can't.

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