One thing about data rich environments – you have to trust that the data keepers do what they say they are going to do. As we all know, Uber collects a lot of data – even data that they don’t know what they will use it for – but surely they will need it in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that you cannot be forced to testify against yourself. All that is about to change and I don’t mean that the Constitution is going to change. Like the Apple-FBI fight earlier this year, Amazon is in a fight with the law and I don’t think it is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Some of you may be aware that earlier this year the FBI outed two major New York based law firms – Cravath, Swaine & Moore (500 attorneys) and Weil, Gotshal & Manges (1,000 attorneys) – as being hacked. But they did not give a lot of details. Now some of the details are coming out, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The cell site simulator device known as a Stingray was originally designed for use by the military in order to create a small, local cell site bubble around our troops, but has been modified by its creator to be able to intercept cell communications in the United States. While law enforcement – and Harris Corporation […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Until recently, the black market price of medical records was very high compared to stolen credit card records. Stolen medical records are used to get health care for people who do not have insurance and to submit fraudulent insurance claims. Medical records used to go for as much as $50 for one complete record. However, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]NIST Special Pub 800-171 sets the rules for protecting information that defense contractors create and/or store called “Controlled Unclassified Information” or CUI. CUI includes the information that would be very enticing to foreign governments such as Russia, China and others. SP 800-171 was originally released last year and NIST publications usually have a 3 to […]
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