In September the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a law that allowed the police basically unlimited access to any video feed which the owner allows them to access – without a warrant or judicial oversight and basically, for an unlimited period of time (although there are some limited restraints on this). A coalition of […]
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I report about crypto exchange hacks every week, so what is different here? Crypto Exchange FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the day after it said everything is fine. There are more than 130 investors involved. Or should I call them suckers? Okay, end of editorial. While Chapter 11 allows a company to “reorganize”, it […]
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AstraZeneca Learns About Cloud Security – As Should You Apparently, AstraZeneca left credentials to an internal server on GitHub for over a year. The credentials granted access to a test SalesForce environment that contained patient data. Once TechCrunch told them about it, they made the repository private. Who found that repo, who found the credentials, […]
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Cyber insurance premiums are rising and coverage is being limited. Some organizations just can’t find insurance at all at an affordable price. Law firm Akin Gump says that some of their clients reported a 300% increase in premiums and carriers are pulling back coverage. The federal government is very concerned because critical infrastructure might not […]
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If you have customers in the EU this is important to you but even if you don’t, you may get involved. We recently heard of a case where a small company was sent a threatening letter of non-compliance with EU law, even though they don’t do business in the EU. Turns out that doesn’t matter. […]
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New York Assembly bill A7006B, the Right to Repair Act, would give citizens and repair shops the right to repair consumer electronics. Even though it has been sitting on the governor’s desk for a couple of months, she has neither signed nor vetoed it. I suspect the fact that she is up for re-election could […]
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