Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts all files on a victim computer and holds them hostage until someone pays the hacker who released the malware.
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South Korea Elections Bring Big Changes
The power vacuum in South Korea has finally been filled after a corruption scandal led to the removal of Park Geun-hye in March.
Vault 7 – CIA Fallout Continues With Archimedes Leak
On Sunday, May 5, Wikileaks dropped their newest Vault 7 document set, Archimedes; their latest exposure of CIA hacking tools.
Disruptive Technology and Politics Part 1: Communications Tech
This article is the first part in a series on how technology disrupts politics. The topic today is communications technology.
Are Free Markets Growing In North Korea?
If a dictator wants to avoid a nationwide revolution, then he should unleash a free enterprise system. This is the message that North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un is beginning to understand. Unlike other dictators around the world, like Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe or Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who have clamped down on free markets, the younger Kim is starting to open them up.
Was Trump’s Canadian Tariff Actually A Bad Idea?
When politicians espouse the supposed virtues of protectionism and tariffs, they often cite four economic arguments: protect a nation’s industry, end the trade deficit, make the country self-sufficient and do it because other governments are doing it. For years, these have been the common defenses for the regressive policy of tariffs.
A Comparison of Islamic Terrorism vs. Domestic Violence
In an article in Washington Times, Qasim Rashid claimed that America should be a lot more worried about toxic masculinity than Islamic terrorism. But this is a dangerous — and false — comparison.
A President At Odds With Congress
Trump’s greatest failing so far has been his unwillingness to bend congressional Republicans to his will. For the sake of a second term, he will need to find a way to out-maneuver both parties in Congress. He will need to become even more anti-government.
100 Days: International Reaction to the Trump Presidency
One hundred days ago newspapers across the world reacted with shock and awe to the election of Donald Trump – but it wasn’t a noble kind of awe.