Less Than Half of Mississippi State Agencies Even Have a Cybersecurity Policy In Mississippi’s first ever state cybersecurity audit, the state auditor reported dismal results. 54 state agencies did not respond to the audit. 38% of those responding did not encrypt sensitive data. 22 agencies had not conducted a third party security risk assessment. 11 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For hundreds of years, government has been the domain of the quill pen and parchment or whatever followed on from that. But now, cities want to join the digital revolution to make life easier for their citizens and save money. However, as we have seen, that has not always worked out so well. Atlanta recently […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]British celebrity food writer Jack Monroe had her cell phone number hijacked and, after that, the hackers were able to receive her two factor authentication and access her bank and payment accounts. She was already doing more than a lot of people do security wise – she was using two factor authentication. BUT, the two […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We have been trained by the insurance industry that you buy insurance and if you have an event, you make a claim and get paid. For the most part, with your auto insurance or your homeowners insurance, that is the way it works. Rarely, but sometimes, you discover that you don’t have the right coverage […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]O P I N I O N This is not really an opinion piece, but some people might think it is, so I will go for over disclosure and call it that. The Feds really don’t like encryption. It gets in their way when they want to do mass surveillance or even targeted surveillance. For […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Alastair Mactaggart, who pretty much single handedly is responsible for the California Consumer Privacy Act is on the warpath again. CCPA 2, another ballot initiative, would grant California residents new rights in their health and financial records and also their precise location. It would require consumers to opt in to companies selling that data and […]
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