CrowdStrike is a major vendor of user workstation security software used by many Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. On Friday, they caused a major meltdown of Windows workstations across the globe. CrowdStrike insists that this was simply a software update gone wrong and maybe that is true. But there are plenty of conspiracy theorists […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]AT&T is First Company To Evade SEC’s 4 Day Breach Disclosure No, they are not badasses, they asked for permission. The SEC rules that went into effect last year have a carve out from the disclosure rule – actually it is not an exception, just a delay. It is not clear who asked whom, but […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]At least 68 cyberattacks last year caused physical consequences to operational technology (OT) networks at more than 500 locations worldwide. Damage from these attacks ranged up to $100 millon. OT attacks are attacks on the systems that run businesses like manufacturing, transportation and the cities themselves. If you think about all of the computers that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I talk all the time about third-party or supply chain breaches and there is serious impact to them. Here is one example going on now. Change Health is a healthcare payment facilitator among other services. They are used by doctors, pharmacies and hospitals to get paid. Change is owned by Optum Health which, in turn, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]NSA Cyber Director Rob Joyce to Retire After 34 Years Now that is a career in public service. Joyce was the Cyber Director at NSA since 2021 and was at the NSA during the days that it was affectionately called “No Such Agency” for its secretiveness. It comes at a time when cyber threats are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Montana and Indiana TikTok Ban Stunts Unsurprisingly Fail in Court Both Indiana and Montana passed laws completely banning TikTok – both at the app store and private citizen level. Given that these laws were political stunts designed to try and impress voters, it is not surprising that they failed in court. The courts struck down […]
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