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Dirt Coming Out on SF’s New Police Surveillance Law

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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The Biggest Cryptocurrency Meltdown Yet

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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Security News for the Week Ending November 11, 2022

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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The Challenges of Cyber Insurance

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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