This is not over until it is over. The cybercrime treaty forces signers to potentially break their own laws and criminalize actions that are legal in their own country if a foreign government asks them to. It requires governments to hand over data about their citizens such as, and certainly not limited to, a citizen’s […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Lets face it; Texas public sector entities don’t have a good cybersecurity track record. And that is only a small part of the list. So the Texas legislature passed HB 150 to stand up the Texas Cyber Command over the next few years. It is going to do a couple of things. Sort of weirdly, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]10.24.25 Security News Bites Just Because You are Large Does Not Mean You Are Secure Russia hacked into eight UK Air Force and Navy bases and posted Ministry of Defense staff names and emails on the dark web. GEEEEEE, they got in by hacking a contractor. The MoD said they are actively investigating. One more […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]AI hallucinates. Everyone knows that. At least I think they know that. A New York attorney (what is it with attorneys and AI?) had a client who was involved in a lawsuit regarding a disputed loan. So far, so good. His brief to the judge was, apparently, written using AI. Again, maybe, not a problem. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]10.17.25 Security News Bites If You Have Connected a Chatbot to Your Email/Calendar. Or other Apps. You May Want to disconnect it. Gemini and other chatbots (such as Grok) can be compromised by hidden input. The example is Gemini and mail and calendar integration. You can construct a prompt, embed it invisibly into an email […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]10.10.25 Security News Bites Flock Surveillance Camera Company Now Detects Voices The company that sells nationwide surveillance using license plate readers now also detects gunshots and voices. I think the idea is to detect voices like “Help Police!”, but it is getting a bit scary. You, of course, have no control over this as the […]
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