Well, I am not sure that anyone in DC is actually fiddling, but they certainly are not doing much to solve the problem. A panel of policymakers at the RSA Conference in San Francisco this week were very clear on the threat. Salt Typhoon, a China-backed threat group, is particularly scary, having demonstrated uncanny skill in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Probably this does not come as a surprise. Unfortunately. Researchers analyzed a half million apps and here is what they found. One in five (20%) have hard coded the encryption keys that protect your data, so that anyone who has the app can look at your data. One in six use software libraries that have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I always say, the reason we have so much cybercrime is that it really pays. Here is the “elevator pitch” version. Remember, this only represents the people who reported the crimes to the FBI. That means that this number is dramatically low. And, while the number of complaints reported year over year is up […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Why? Because they are soft targets with underfunded and understaffed cybersecurity programs, if they have cybersecurity programs at all and many of them are vendors to Fortune 1000 companies, creating an easy backdoor in. Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are just trying to stay afloat in the chaos and don’t understand that they are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Work from Home Security Considerations As your employees use their company issued laptop at home or at Starbucks, consider whether your security suite is still protecting them. For example, in the office they are behind your firewall (hopefully) and that adds a layer of protection that does not exist when they are working from home. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The EU has confirmed that it issues burner phones to top officials travelling to the United States but says it wasn’t caused by the new regime. It follows the Financial Times reporting of increased risk of surveillance when travelling to the US amid reports of US treatment of individuals transiting its borders. Customs’ opinion is that they […]
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