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What to Know About the Ticketfly Hack

On Thursday of last week, Ticketfly, the popular online box office, received a bit of a makeover. Their website, rather than directing users to concerts and events of their choosing, was decorated with the titular character from V for Vendetta, a British anarchist opposing a fictional fascist government. Along with the character were the...

Interview With Shawn Key On The World of Cyberwarfare

The threat of all-out cyber warfare is looming. That sentence may sound exaggerated, alarmist – the kind of thing you’d expect to see in a clickbait headline. However, according to Shawn Key, an expert in cybersecurity with about 20 years in the business, it’s one of modern life’s hard truths. Key, who works directly with...

Oops, Your Files Have Been Encrypted

That was the message companies around the globe found plastered across their computer screens during the WannaCry ransomware attack in May. Though the methods used were unsophisticated, the attack was a large-scale event that affected millions of computers worldwide. This is sobering news for leaders worried about cyber...

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