Wayne Rash

For several days the week before the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 127 of the 183 networked video recorders used by police in Washington DC were off-line and unavailable to record video evidence. According to an investigation by The Washington Post the video cameras were disabled by a ransomware attack during this period. In Washington, […]

WASHINGTON—The National Science Foundation is actively involved in the development of autonomous cars, and in the related field of vehicle safety, said NSF Director Dr. France A. Córdova. Córdova delivered the government keynote address at the Washington Auto Show, which has a portion devoted to public policy. “NSF is focused on the next frontier, and […]

If there’s one thing you can expect from Ajit Pai now that he’s been confirmed as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is that many of the power grabs by former Chairman Tom Wheeler will be rolled back. One of the first targets of a regulatory rollback is sure to be the reclassification of […]

Samsung electronics has taken the extraordinary step of announcing exactly what was wrong with the Lithium-ion batteries that powered the Galaxy Note7 device, how the failures occurred, and what the company will do to ensure it doesn’t happen again. The announcement took place during a press conference at Samsung headquarters in Seoul, South Korea Jan. […]

WASHINGTON—During his inauguration speech President Donald Trump spoke about a number of issues that were designed to appeal to his base, including calls for improving infrastructure in the U.S., declining to support a multi-lateral trade partnership and a strong call to as he said it, to “put America First.” But then towards the end, Trump […]

Apple has a surprising problem with its iPad tablets. Microsoft seems to have stolen the creative market mindshare with its latest Surface tablet and it’s sure that the Redmond giant has every intention of keeping it that way. Apple, meanwhile, hasn’t introduced a new version of the iPad Air for over two years, and it’s […]

Windows XP should be a distant, but perhaps painful, memory by now. You remember the angst that came with the end of support for XP, with companies and personal users continuing to use the long-obsolete desktop operating system long after Microsoft had introduced new Windows versions. For the most part, Microsoft finally succeeded in weaning […]

You already know how ransomware works. Malware gets loaded on to a computer, and quietly encrypts everything of use. When it’s done, you see a message displayed on your screen demanding payment in Bitcoins, and you’re told that if you don’t pay up, you’ll never get your data back. For many companies, the only choice […]

LAS VEGAS—I peered around the passenger seat in front of me as the Kia SUV I was riding in sped across the worn parking lot towards a Chrysler minivan with its hatch open. Inside the van was a traffic light shining Red. Then on a tablet mounted to the dash numbers started counting down. As […]

How a Consumer Technology Show Turns Professional at Showstoppers Showstoppers gave the media a chance to see some technologies aimed at business professionals that otherwise might have been lost in the chaos of CES 2017. HP Announces Mini Workstation The Z2 Mini from HP is dramatically smaller than any other workstation in its class, measuring […]

LAS VEGAS—My panel on cyber-security at CES was just starting when I introduced Federal Trade Commission attorney Ben Rossen, who is part of the Division on Privacy and Identity Protection. Rossen opened his discussion with an announcement that the FTC had just filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of […]

Annual Pre-CES Pepcom Media Event Shows Off Plethora of Tech Products Pepcom’s Pre-CES event offered media a closer look at drones, PC hardware, WiFi equipment, connected cars and other technologies on display at the massive show. Zerotech Drone Is Light and Silent The Dobby drone from Zerotech is a lightweight, inexpensive drone with impressive capabilities. […]