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Malicious Cyber Costs US $50 to $100 Billion Plus a Year

The White House (Council of Economic Advisors) released a 62 page report today detailing the cost of malicious cyber activity in the U.S. in 2016.  The White House says that the cost was between $57 Billion and $109 Billion for that one year.  That’s billion with a B.  The report is available here. The report says […]

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FBI, NSA, CIA Say Don’t Use Huawei, ZTE Phones

The heads of the intelligence community – NSA, CIA, FBI and the Defense Intelligence Agency, appearing in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that Chinese smartphones posed a threat to national security. Exactly why they singled out those two Chinese phones, compared to the iPhone, which is likely made in the same factory, is […]

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Consumer Reports Says Smart TVs Vulnerable to Hacking

Consumer Reports says that Smart TVs by Samsung and multiple brands that are powered by Roku are vulnerable to hacking. While this particular hack won’t empty your bank account, it will allow the hacker to change the channel, volume and other settings. What is even more interesting was the two vendor’s response to being contacted […]

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