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Coworking and Shared Work Spaces Are A Security and Privacy Nightmare

Coworking and shared office spaces are the new normal.  WeWork, one of the coworking space brands, is now, apparently, the largest office space tenant in the United States. Who are in these coworking spaces are startups and small branches (often 1 or 2 people) of larger companies, among others. Most of these folks have a […]

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Security News for the Week Ending September 27, 2019

Did Apple ‘Play’ President Trump? Apple says that it has received a waiver from import tariffs on Chinese parts for the Mac Pro.  Why, after President Trump said he wouldn’t do that?  Apple’s PR machine made it look like the Mac Pro was now going to be made in Texas after they floated a rumor […]

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2019 Crypto Crime Totals $4.2 Billion – In First Two Quarters

Cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace says that in just two quarters cryptocurrency scams, fraud and thefts netted bad guys $4.26 billion.  This compares to $1.7 billion for all of 2018. Crime is up several hundred percent even though exchanges are trying hard to improve security. The attackers are getting more sophisticated, but the users are not.  […]

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Vendor. Cyber. Risk. Management!

I don’t know how to say this any more clearly, but vendors represent a huge risk to every organization. Lion Air, the Indonesian parent of Malindo Air and other subsidiaries that were breached, confirmed the breach last week. Why did they confirm it?  Perhaps they were being good corporate citizens.  An alternative explanation is that […]

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Security news for the Week Ending September 20, 2019

A New Trend?  Insurers Offering Consumers Ransomware Coverage In what may be a new trend, Mercury Insurance is now offering individuals $50,000 of ransomware insurance in case your cat videos get encrypted.  The good news is that the insurance may help you get your data back in case of an attack.  The bad news is […]

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