According to a draft report from the European Parliament, EU governments have used spyware on their citizens for political purposes and to cover up corruption and criminal activity. The 159 page report comes after revelations about the Pegasus Project. The Pegasus Project report is based on reporting by an international group of journalists and is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Brussels Warns Musk That the Bird Must Fly By EU Rules in Europe The EU Commission warned Musk – via Twitter of course – that he will need to comply with EU’s Digital Services Act that goes into effect next month. It is the EU’s newest version of content moderation rules that may conflict with […]
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