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Security News for the Week Ending November 19, 2021

Old Scams Never Die, They Just Get a Fresh Coat of Paint Scammers have been posing, according to a warning by DHS, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in San Antonio. The scammers call the mark, pretending to be HSI and tell them there is a problem with their passport […]

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Implementing Zero Trust-Hopefully You Will Beat DoD’s Pace

Zero Trust is the new silver bullet in cybersecurity. Well, not really, but many people are treating it that way. However, it is an important positive and everyone should be looking into how they can implement it in their organization. The DoD is about to open an office dedicated to implementing zero trust. It will […]

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Security News for the Week Ending November 12, 2021

Feds Having Some Success In Going After Hackers The DoJ announced the arrest of a Ukrainian who is accused of deploying ransomware on behalf of the REvil ransomware gang. They also seized $6 million in cryptocurrency. The Ukrainian was arrested in Poland (crooks are not smart. If you are in the crosshairs of U.S. law […]

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Feds Scramble for Easy Fix To Ransoms

Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) introduced the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act (HR 5936) this week which would make it illegal for financial institutions to pay ransoms over $100,000 without first getting the government’s permission. McHenry, the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the bill yesterday. He said that ransomware payments in the […]

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