Ars Technica reported about yet another case where prosecutors dropped charges against 4 suspects who robbed 7 people, including one who needed 18 stitches, rather than disclose information about the use of a Harris Stingray. Or at least that’s what we think. The cops told the press that is was not related to “technology” (preferring […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those of you who read the security news, you know that this last 12 months has brought an amazing number of SSL bugs to the surface (see a few of my blog posts here and here and here). Now iPhone and iPad users have their turn to deal with an SSL bug. The bug, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Two articles in Bloomberg BNA today point to some of the reasons. First, a panel at the ABA Business Law Section spring meeting said that boards have a fiduciary obligation to assure a reasonable information technology reporting system for cybersecurity threats and breaches. They said that this can be an issue for some companies because […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A recent Network World article talks about the world of high tech auto theft. Using a $17 amplifier, thieves were able to boost the signal between your car and your key fob sitting on the kitchen table and convince your car to open up. The article has links to several other articles including one that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As reported in the New York Times, Justine Sacco became an instantaneous celebrity when she sent out a Tweet prior to boarding a flight to South Africa from JFK. Social media can be both powerful and cruel. In this case, it changed Justine’s life. The Tweet, along with one of the many photos of her, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The International Business Times is reporting that Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s top bank cop surveyed 40 banks and found that fewer than half regularly inspect the security systems of their outside vendors. Both the Target and Home Depot breaches were caused by compromised third party vendors. Regulators are concerned that light oversight of bank’s […]
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