Imperial Valley News Center
The next tech topic on the table: Ransomware
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- Written by Lesley Fair - FTC
Washington, DC - We’re not being overdramatic when we describe it as a business executive’s nightmare: a shadowy contact from a hacker who has infiltrated a company’s network, encrypted the data, and now demands ransom for a key to access the files. On September 7, 2016, law enforcers, security experts, businesses, and others will meet at the FTC to discuss the nature of the problem, precautions companies and consumers can take to protect themselves, and essential steps if your business has been victimized.
Indian Independence Day
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I send our best wishes to the people of the Republic of India as you celebrate your Independence Day today.
Cyberattack worries could affect elections
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- Written by Clifton B. Parker
Stanford, California - A real possibility exists that foreign hackers could throw a monkey wrench into the outcome of the U.S. presidential election in the fall, a Stanford expert says.
Warming world may put most cities off-limits for summer Olympics
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- Written by Joel Bahr
Berkeley, California - Health and safety of Olympians has been an ongoing story at Summer Olympic games. In 2008, air quality raised concerns in Beijing, while 2016 has been dogged with questions about polluted water and the Zika virus. Now, a new commentary co-written by UC Berkeley professor Kirk Smith says the future of the summer Olympics may be in jeopardy for another reason: rising heat and humidity due to climate change.
Cancer-causing chemical in drinking water traced to fire-fighting foam
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - Fire-fighting foam containing highly fluorinated chemicals is contaminating drinking water supplies around many of the nation’s military bases, airports and industrial sites, according to a new study by UC Berkeley and Harvard University researchers.
Needles that hit the right mark
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- Written by Anne Trafto
Cambridge, Massachusetts - More than 13 million pain-blocking epidural procedures are performed every year in the United States. Although epidurals are generally regarded as safe, there are complications in up to 10 percent of cases, in which the needles are inserted too far or placed in the wrong tissue.
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