Some quick thoughts on ransomware as a tractable problem. Create a superfund to hire ransomware developers and support staff. Pay them to do something productive, or at least non criminal. The only people with power over ransomware gangs are the protectors providing the safe havens they reside in. If you cannot make North Korea, China, […]
Ransomware Prohibition
Theres nothing that can’t be made worse The Treasury has moved to prohibit payment of ransomware ransoms. They’ve said there will be some exceptions, and it is obvious that this won’t be an effective complete global ban on payment. The result, a partial ban on payment, is the worst possible ransomware environment for victims. The […]
Cheap Fakes beat Deep Fakes
Deepfakes are risky for information warfare, but exciting new capabilities for security Chocolate covered Brussel Sprouts I’ve always been sceptical of deepfakes. What are they good for? I’ve never understood the excitement over the perceived utility of deep fakes for disinformation in information warfare. Information warfare does not need deepfakes, cheapfakes are more than enough. Finally, someone […]
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