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The REvil Ransomware Group Closed After the Kaseya Attack

The REvil ransomware group closed after the Kaseya attack. The REvil ransomware group was found to have acquired the latest version of Rtk, a tool which has the capability to extract RDF files from the infected hosts. This tool can also be used to exfiltrate the infected hosts’ data. Once Rtk has been acquired and…

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The Effects of the State’s Growing Control of the Media

[In the wake of Sunday night’s election results, a growing body of work has been examining the effects of the state’s growing control of the media. In early 2014, the Economist published a critical article on the growing power and influence of the state. In a recent article for Foreign Affairs, I document the effect…

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The Role of the Government in Regulating Financial Institutions

Econ Monitor, 2010, 9, 3, pp. 22-39 Published by Econ Monitor. Author: Econ Monitor Editors: Econ. Monitor Publications, Editors: Econ. Monitor Inc, 2009, Econ. Abstract: Economic growth is the primary determinant of the quality of life of individuals in the United States and other advanced economies. Much of the growth has been in the services…

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Software Piracy is Not Just a Problem for US Companies, It’s an International Problem

Software piracy is not just a problem for US companies, it’s an international problem. “In the last 30 years, the level of piracy in the business world has shot up, especially over the last few years and has gone almost entirely up. I mean, the rise of online piracy is a thing of the past.…

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The Center for Latino Studies at CSUN

The Center for the Study of Science and Technology at CSUN is the academic home to the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies in Northridge. Its faculty members are committed to exploring the intersections of science and technology through a variety of research and professional activities. The Center provides support for graduate students as…

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What to Do and NOT to Do in a Drowning Scenario

The first and simplest thing you have to go there for is to go to the place where you are going to get the most money. Why you have to go there: it has a lot of clubs, but if you want to get the most money, you should go to clubs that are in…

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The Razer Bug for Windows 10

I’m happy to announce that the Razer bug, a bug we discovered for Windows 10, has been fixed. That was quite a technical release, but with it out in the wild, I guess that’s a good thing. We’ve been making a point of highlighting bugs since the start of 2017, and this was the last…

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Qualcomm Stocks Are Up More Than 8% in the Past Two Hours

We know that Qualcomm’s earnings are likely to be strong. The company is set to report quarterly revenue estimates in the range of $3. However, this figure does not include expected price increases. With the stock now up more than 8% in the past two hours, investors might want to use caution and look to…

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Wonderama 2016 Preview

A couple years ago, I had a chance to speak at Wonderama 2016. This year, the Wonderama event was postponed for technical reasons. At the event, we had a chance to talk with some of our sponsors, as well as some of our team members about the game, and the future of Wonderama. “Wonderama has…

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Computer Security – The Role of the Anti-Counterintelligence Profession

The “suspicion of foreign travel” report in the United States Department of State’s latest annual Global Security Perspectives reports that one foreign travel report category “includes incidents involving travelers believed to have spent over 1. 5 days in a foreign location. ” The category has been a hot topic, recently stirred by the release of…

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