Digital communication is connecting people around the globe with tremendous benefits but is also being misused in terrible ways that take advantage of the community. As a society, we are bombarded by misinformation under the guise that it is fact, leading to terrible fractures, victimization, and grief to the detriment of individuals and society as a whole.

The truth is obscured online and in the media. Something must be done to curb this growing trend and restore the mechanisms that provide factual reporting of news.

Fact from Fiction

It is not the people’s fault. When sources, that are believed to be truthful, are…

How do governments effectively blunt the growth of ransomware? There is a path, but it does not involve outlawing cryptocurrency!

I see many government politicians positioning a ban of cryptocurrency as a solution for ransomware. That would simply not world. It would create an obstacle for cybercriminals, but one they would pursue to overcome. At most, it would be a temporary setback for cybercriminals.

In this week’s video I discuss how governments can maneuver to stop the ransomware epidemic. We must undermine the motivation of attackers by outlawing payment of digital extortion. …