Many Cyberspace Solarium Commission Recommendations Likely to Become Law The Cyberspace Solarium Commission was a blue ribbon commission that made recommendations to Congress earlier this year on improving government cybersecurity. It appears that many of their recommendations are being added to the National Defense Authorization Act, which is “must pass” bill to fund the military. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Microsoft’s LinkedIn Sued for Abusing Clipboard Access Apple’s Universal Clipboard allows you to share data between devices. According to the lawsuit, LinkedIn reads the data without notifying the user. However, LinkedIn is not alone. More than 50 apps, apparently, do that. Now that they have been sued, they are changing their app. Credit: Reuters When […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The law firm of Bryan Cave has done some interesting analysis. On January 1, 2020, California became the first U.S. state to allow a breach victim to sue a company that was breached without having to prove they were damaged. The breach alone was proof of damage. The amount any one person can sue for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Sometimes the police do some great tech work. This case does not appear to include any U.S. law enforcement agencies, but sometimes they don’t want any attention for a number of reasons. This story starts with criminals using a specially modified phone that was designed to be more secure. The phone, called an EncroChat, has […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Since the early 1990s, there has been a battle going on between the federal government and privacy advocates. Privacy advocates want strong encryption. The government wants weak encryption that it can break. Except of course for the encryption that they use. They claim they need it is to hunt down terrorists, but that didn’t get […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It all starts with a calendar invite, but there is a setup. The con is that your bank account has been compromised and you need to fix it. The attack starts with an email titled (like) “Fraud Detection from Message Center”. This part of the attack uses a real but compromised Office 365 account, complete […]
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