A Security perspective.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-is-now-the-biggest-online-menace-you-need-to-worry-about/

Ransomware is now the biggest online menace you need to worry about - here's why

Ransomware attacks have become more commonplace than payment card theft incidents for the first time, as cyber criminals alter how they go about their malicious operations in an effort to gain the biggest financial reward for the least amount of effort.

Analysis of more than a trillion security events over the past year and hundreds of breach investigations by researchers at cybersecurity company Trustwave found that ransomware attacks have become the most common security incident.

Are Zoom juries the future?

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/22/21230022/jury-zoom-trials-court-hearings-justice-system-virtual-transparency

THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON ZOOM TRIALS

As cities across the United States continue shelter-in-place orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost every court system in the country has suspended or reduced in-person proceedings. Some cases have simply been postponed; others are now taking place over Zoom. It’s an unprecedented moment for the justice system, which is typically slow to adapt to new technology.

Critics worry the change has made it more difficult for the public to access court proceedings. Court watchers — volunteers who monitor hearings to hold judges and prosecutors accountable — say their access has evaporated during the pandemic. There’s also concern that remote hearings can unfairly advantage fancy law firms that can pay for good lighting and stable internet connections.

To be or not to be bored.

https://daily.jstor.org/to-be-or-not-to-be-hamlet/

To Be or Not to Be Hamlet

Shakespeare was born (and died) in April. To celebrate, we dipped into the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collection on JSTOR, dug up some photos of actors who’ve played Hamlet, and paired them with articles on JSTOR about the actors’ performance. There we found stories of actor rivalry, rave amateur reviews, dissmissive digs, and a healthy dose of high drama. Alas, if that’s not enough Hamlet, you can explore the play line by line using the Understanding Shakespeare tool developed by JSTOR Labs.

There must be something there I can use.

https://www.bespacific.com/celebrate-the-librarys-220th-birthday-with-the-loc-collections-app/

Celebrate the Library’s 220th Birthday with LOC Collections App

“To celebrate the 220th anniversary of its founding, the Library of Congress today announced the release of the LOC Collections app, the premiere mobile app that puts the national library’s digital collections in the hands of users everywhere. In addition to providing an easy, accessible way to search and explore the Library’s growing digital collections, LOC Collections allows users to curate personal galleries of items in the Library’s collections for their own reference and for sharing with others. Items currently featured on the app include audio recordings, books, videos, manuscripts, maps, newspapers, notated music, periodicals, photos, prints, and drawings…”

Calm down!

https://www.bespacific.com/yosemite-webcams/

Yosemite Webcams

The park is closed but the regularly updated webcams offer you a virtual visit, peace, quiet and the splendors of nature – the falls, the mountains and the meadows, with no humans around.