The government is escalating their response to cyber attacks and they are having a little bit of success, but as we have seen recently, that means that they are also going against companies that do not have adequate security. In addition, we have seen that they are going the people in those companies who should […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This one is called LINGUISTIC LUMBERJACK. Fluent Bit is a very widely used open source logging package in the cloud. It is used by all major cloud providers. It has been downloaded over 3 billion times just in 2022. Fluent Bit is described as “a lightweight, open-source data collector and processor” which collecting and processing […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]White House Preps New Cyber Rules for Healthcare After ChangeHealth Breach Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber says that after a decade of pleading with hospitals to protect your data, they are getting ready to roll out regulations. The hospitals say don’t penalize us by making us protect your data; why do we […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Six years ago there were no second generation privacy laws. No we are dealing with stronger and stronger laws. And more challenges for businesses. The rub is that the legislature is controlled by the democrats, the governor is a republican and the legislative session has ended, so the bill could get vetoed. The bill outlaws […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First a little background. One of the main uses of cryptocurrency – not the only use – is to monetize crime. Most ransomware payments are done via cryptocurrency. There are other, legitimate uses, but they are dwarfed by the illegal uses. To the tune of tens of billions of dollars of criminal activity a year. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As ransomware attacks go, Black Basta has been around for a long time – since 2022. According to CISA, it has targeted 500 organizations and is believed to be an offshoot of the Conti Gang. CISA also says that Black Basta typically allows 10-12 days for negotiation before they post the victim’s data. We are […]
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