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DoJ Sues Georgia Tech for Cybersecurity Fraud

I didn’t have enough characters in the title to really explain it. Like many universities, Georgia Institute of Technology or Georgia Tech is a defense contractor. It does a variety of things like research and testing. As part of those contracts, the school has access to sensitive information, which, according law and/or contract, they are […]

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Security News Update for August 24, 2024

City of Columbus Warns Victims After Saying No Data Was Taken The city admitted that data was stolen including information in prosecutor’s database. The city says that they will help victims who are now being victimized again and whose lives may be in danger due to the city’s poor security practices. The mayor said that […]

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SF City Attorney Suing Deep Fake Web Sites

It is certainly a noble gesture, but one that is doomed to fail. The San Francisco city attorney is suing 16 websites that create and distribute non-consensual AI-generated pornography. This is a first of a kind lawsuit. The sites, which are not named, allow paying customers to upload photos of real people, apply AI to […]

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Security News Update for August 17, 2024

White House Working on Cyber Insurance Policy for Catastrophes The White House is working on a policy proposal to stabilize the economy in case of a massive cyber incident. This would require help from Congress, of course, but it is certainly possible that we could have a cyber 9/11 that would require a federal bailout. […]

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Expect More Foreign Attacks Before November

While this is far from the biggest breach of the year, it is likely the one with the most political impact. At least so far. I assume the campaigns are doubling or tripling down on their security. Last week Politico said that it received multiple emails from a leaker who said that they hacked the […]

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