TechByter Worldwide 2016.10.30: We Have Seen the Future and It's Not Pretty, Possible DNS Workarounds, Short Circuits, and Spare Parts.

Last week's distributed denial of service attack that rendered large parts of the internet useless was only a preview. There's more to come. You might want to consider using a DNS service that's not provided by your internet service provider. In Short Circuits: Alien Skin's SnapArt4 makes it easy to add striking effects to your photographs. Some websites invite hacker attacks. Police in Europe have a plan to fight ransomware. In Spare Parts (only on the website): CyberGhost is another choice for secure internet communications, somebody might be listening to your phone calls, and technology might threaten annual performance reviews.