The EU’s high court – the Court of Justice of the European Union – said this week that web sites including search engines must ask users to opt in to sharing of their data. Web sites such as Google know that if users have to actively do something for the sole purpose of allowing Google […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Well that makes me feel a whole lot better. The FDA says that devices that use the decades old IPNet software are vulnerable to hacking, But they are not sure what devices that may include. Possibly insulin pumps. Maybe pacemakers. They also don’t know how many devices are affected. Given that, I am not sure […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Did Apple ‘Play’ President Trump? Apple says that it has received a waiver from import tariffs on Chinese parts for the Mac Pro. Why, after President Trump said he wouldn’t do that? Apple’s PR machine made it look like the Mac Pro was now going to be made in Texas after they floated a rumor […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I never heard of it, but now both you and I have. RUFADAA stands for REVISED UNIFORM FIDUCIARY ACCESS to DIGITAL ASSETS ACT. It is a September 26, 2019 @ 21:15:52model law that is designed to deal with your digital exhaust after you move on to the afterlife (I am not sure, but I don’t […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I don’t know how to say this any more clearly, but vendors represent a huge risk to every organization. Lion Air, the Indonesian parent of Malindo Air and other subsidiaries that were breached, confirmed the breach last week. Why did they confirm it? Perhaps they were being good corporate citizens. An alternative explanation is that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A New Trend? Insurers Offering Consumers Ransomware Coverage In what may be a new trend, Mercury Insurance is now offering individuals $50,000 of ransomware insurance in case your cat videos get encrypted. The good news is that the insurance may help you get your data back in case of an attack. The bad news is […]
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