Your implanted pacemaker or insulin pump could be the next base for spamming the world. Medical devices often lack modern security measures, and are the new target of choice for sociopaths. See the article at Information Week’s Dark Reading.
Author: John Nash
Mr. Nash is an experienced systems analyst/programmer and business manager who believes in giving back to the community through producing open source software.
Ransomware
Computer users are not normally technically adept: to them their computer is just a thing they use to get work done or for entertainment, and they treat it like a radio, television, or coffee maker. This naivety makes businesses an easy target for sociopaths looking for fun and profit. These criminals exist because of other people’s laziness. Please don’t be the next business that rewards and encourages these sociopaths by providing them with more easy profit.
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Tax-Free: settlements for wrongful incarceration
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today released guidelines on how wrongfully-incarcerated taxpayers can take advantage of the new retroactive exclusion from income for any civil damages, restitution or other monetary award received in connection with their incarceration. The guidelines are contained in a set of frequently-asked questions, posted today on IRS.gov. According to the…
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Department of Veterans Affairs
System: Benefits Delivery Network
Age: 51
Function: Tracks claims filed by veterans for benefits, eligibility, and dates of death. This system is a suite of COBOL mainframe applications.
Replacement coming?: No