Proposed EPA budget evades substantial cuts

Last week, the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee voted to approve the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed allocated budget, which will evade the substantial EPA  budget cuts President Trump proposed earlier this year. The budget proposed to the Appropriations Committee last week would decrease the EPA’s budget by $528 million to a total…

Study indicates $25 million spent in ransomware payments within the past two years

A new study conducted by researchers from Google, Chainanalysis, University of California San Diego, and the New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering found victims of ransomware have paid a total of $25 million within the past two years. The study indicates ransomware attacks are a “vicious cycle,” with one successful attack inspiring many others…