I have never been much of a fan of using your fingerprint or eyeball print as a way of gaining access to something – whether it be your phone or a data center. There are a number of reasons why, but now we can add a new one to it. The Chaos Computer Club demonstrated […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Su Bin, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty this week to hacking into Boeing and other companies in an effort to steal plans related to Boeing fighter jets and military transport planes. While there were other co-conspirators, Su Bin appears to be the only one indicted. The DOJ did say that the data was sent to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Methodist Hospital in Henderson Kentucky. Population 28,000. Methodist made the news this week as the most recent health care institution to fall to a ransomware attack. According to Brian Krebs, the hospital had a scrolling red alert banner on their web site (see below, image from Brian’s web site) saying that they were running on […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Atlantic had an interesting article on self driving cars and the data they will generate. While there was nothing new there, the piece certainly does point out the rhinoceros head in the corner. The car will, obviously, know that you leave for work at 7AM every morning and the address of where you work. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Everyone knows that the regulators have been going after businesses that don’t protect consumer information. Some people say they are to overreaching. Others say that they are not doing enough. Either way, the reality is that you have to deal with them. So who are they and who do they go after? Read on. The […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL POST. But the story does have, I think, an extremely important message to all corporate I.T. and security people. Here is the Clinton story. Judicial Watch, the conservative PAC that has been driving the Clinton email investigation got some documents under a Freedom of Information Act request that are enlightening. Apparently, Clinton […]
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