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Cybercriminals are attempting to create a “ransomware creation kit” in order to mass produce new variants of malware designed to extort money from PC users, reports security firm Sophos.
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According to Bitdefender Labs, CryptoLocker hit over 10,000 systems in one week. In case you have not heard, CryptoLocker is a Trojan that encrypts documents on victims' computers and holds them ransom for $300. If you don't cough up the money, CryptoLocker threatens that it will delete the decryption key, rendering the infected files unreadable. In our experience, paying the ransom does not always work. More info can be found in this PC Mag article.
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You'd think the Snowden revelations about NSA spying and the steady drumbeat of data leaks over the past year would have technology companies tripping all over themselves to encrypt everything they put on the web.
Yeah, well, they're not.
Read more: Google, Dropbox protect your data best, other sites not so much
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The uniquely designed Samsung LTE Mobile HotSpot Pro offers fast cellular Internet, and can work as a charger or a juice pack for other mobile devices. The device also has a very long battery life and is easy to use.
The router's LCD screen is not touch-sensitive and there are no options to change its settings without using the Web interface. The price is a little high and T-Mobile's national LTE footprint is still somewhat modest. CNet has all of the details.
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Symantec plans to close down its Backup Exec.cloud service, saying it lacks mobile and content-sharing features and wouldn't be the right platform for delivering them. Backup Exec.cloud is a pure cloud-based offering designed to make it easy for small businesses and remote branch offices to back up their data. It was announced in February 2012.
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Setting up a new Lenovo Helix for a client and the first thing after updating firmware that I did was install Windows 8.1 (Took literally all night). It made the machine usable in my opinion so my hope is to only get a call about how to use this thing once a week. ;-) While viewing some youtube reviews of the device I ran across someone saying that the best feature of 8.1 was syncing the start menu with your desktop background. I didn't get it until I did it. Now the start/metro experience is so much better, makes the metro start screen look like just an app launcher which is so much better. It just feels right.