Unfortunately, this may be the only way to get some businesses to improve their cybersecurity practices. Hew York is using its regulation of financial services firms as a model to regulate the security of its 152 “General” hospitals. Those are hospitals that “provide medical or medical and surgical services primarily to in-patients by or under […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]An American diplomat that helped negotiate a UN cybercrime treaty pushed by Russia and China said it is likely to be approved by the UN. Administration officials have acknowledged concerns about the treaty in its current form. Human rights advocates say it would enable surveillance on a massive scale and do so in complete secrecy. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]China Starts Flying Homegrown (Likely Cloned) US, EU Airplanes For those people who don’t think that China’s theft of foreign intellectual property is a problem, China has started delivering Chinese made COMAC C919 passenger jets. These compete with the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320 neo. China’s big three airlines have ordered a hundred planes […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]One of the biggest uses of the Internet is to sell sex. Whether it is chat rooms, pictures of naked people, whatever, it is a big money maker on the Internet. The hottest subject in town these days, even hotter than crypto, is AI. So what are Russian hackers doing? They are combining sex and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Passwords. Everyone loves passwords, right? Lets have a big round of applause for complex passwords. No? You are not a fan of those crazy passwords like &*(Y45(*]}mMh@+. Me either. NIST sets the rules for the federal government and has a big influence on private industry. They have what they call a special publication or SP […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]White House Proposes Ban of Chinese, Russian Connected Vehicles and Software The Department of Commerce on Monday announced it is proposing a rule which would ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing specific software and hardware produced by China or Russia or with a “sufficient nexus” to them. While it has national security […]
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