The Justice Department continues to push for the ability to bypass encryption (see here). Leslie Caldwell, one of the assistant AGs said that the DoJ is very concerned that Apple and Google have turned on encryption by default. I guess that must point to the fact that if people have to do something to turn […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I have written before about law enforcement’s creative use of technology to capture bad guys. The prior article talked about putting cameras on utility poles and intercepting cell phone traffic, both without a warrant. Today’s story, in USA Today, talks about the FBI, Marshall Service and U.S. Marshal’s use of a type of radar that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For anyone who has listened to me over the last 10 years, this is old news. I have been saying that cyber security is no longer an IT problem, but rather a Board Room problem. Now I am getting some support from an interesting place. Gus Coldebella, former general counsel at the Department Of Homeland […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Michael Lynton, Sony Pictures CEO, gave the AP the most extensive interview since the attack. Among other things, Lynton said that the hackers “They came in the house, stole everything, then burned down the house.” He said “They destroyed servers, computers, wiped them clean of all the data and took all the data.” More importantly, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Swiss Bank BCGE was hacked, according to Network World, by a group of hackers who miscalculated a bit. The hacking group, Rex Mundi, has an M.O. of hacking businesses and then demanding a small ransom from the company in exchange for not publishing what they took. In this case, they hacked their way into […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Google is a smart organization. It has watched the stranglehold that Apple has over its users and has decided that it likes it. Just like art imitates life, Google imitates Apple (and then says “who me?”). The issue at point is a bug found in the WebView rendering engine, used in all Android releases prior […]
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