Just a Wee Bit Over the Top There is a nut job who bought an old cold war era bunker in Germany and turned it into a “bullet-proof” hosting center similar to what we see in Russia and elsewhere – where they let you host anything, legal or otherwise. Apparently the Germans got tired of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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 […]
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