My commentary about CityCoins for the Wall Street Journal: “It’s a good idea for the cities. It could be a bad idea for many of the citizens and investors.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/miamicoin-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start-11649284847
Category Archives: Questionable behaviour
Cyber attacks on the power grid. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst
On city cryptocurrencies, t-shirts, becoming rich or losing one’s shirt.
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Cyber squatting and other scams
Here is some of my advice about cyber squatting and other scams: https://whyy.org/articles/got-a-fake-profile-its-not-just-you-cyber-scammers-have-been-busy-during-the-pandemic/
On ransomware
Dr P. delivered some radio comments on ransomware recently. Yes and Yes. There are more bad guys, and they are getting better.
On the Microsoft Exchange hack
Dr. P’s comments for KYW Newsradio on the serious Microsoft Exchange hack: https://www.radio.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/expert-microsoft-accounts-possibly-vulnerable-after-attack
Election scams
Dr. P warns against election scam calls, texts, and email messages for NBC Philadelphia.
Interview about changes in the .org domain registration
Dr. P gives an interview about changes in the .org domain registration, including the controversial sale of the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital, and the role of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
On the information security incident affecting the courts in Philadelphia
Dr. P’s comments on the information security incident affecting the courts in Philadelphia: https://billypenn.com/2019/06/11/philly-courts-refuse-to-name-security-firm-hired-to-fix-infected-systems/
About the one ring scam
One ring to rule them all or to scam people. Dr. P comments on the one-ring scam for NBC10.