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Holding Computer Files Hostage - Show Me The Money

May 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Bruce Schneier writes about a possible serious problem from an article posted at cnn.com:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Computer users already anxious about viruses and identity theft have new reason to worry: Hackers have found a way to lock up the electronic documents on your computer and then demand $200 over the Internet to get them back.
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Tags: Security · Crime

A Gamers’ Manifesto

May 30th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Some guy has written on his top 20 peeves about modern video gaming. He makes some good points:
The Sony Playstation 3 is going to cost $465.00.
In the desolate economic climate of post-apocalyptic 2006, I’m thinking that’s going to be a lot of money. Now, it’s true that at E3 Sony was boasting the Playstation 3 […]

Tags: Humor · Video Games

Data Recovery, How Do They Do It?

May 30th, 2005 · No Comments

Tom’s hardware has written an interesting article on how data is recovered from a defective hard disk:
Over the years, hard disks have gotten a lot quieter and faster, with capacities of up to 400 GB. The downside is that their reliability is far from perfect, and the devices are often fraught with mechanical failures - […]

Tags: Security · Hardware