To say that DoD’s plans to enhance the cybersecurity practices of the defense industrial base have not gone exactly as planned would be polite. White House Executive Order 13556, creating controlled unclassified, was issued in 2010. 12 years later, DoD is still wrestling with the issue. DFARS 252.204-7012, which mandated NIST 800-171 compliance, became effective […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First – what are dark patterns? Here is a definition from Wired: The term “dark patterns” was first coined by UX specialist Harry Brignull to describe the ways in which software can subtly trick users into doing things they didn’t mean to do, or discouraging behavior that’s bad for the company. When you want to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or OCC regulates federally chartered banks. Digital banks, AKA crypto vunder-kids, would like to get a bank charter for a number of reasons. One reason is that they want access to the international banking network. Another is to show that they are all grown up. But if […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It **appears** that Elon Musk is going to take Twitter private. We have no clue what the result of that will be, but it might mean a more wild, wild west version of Twitter. He says that he wants less content moderation, for example. This weekend the EU appears to have agreed to the framework […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For the second time, the FBI wiped malware off of user’s systems without asking and maybe without telling them. The first time was during last year’s Microsoft Exchange attack. This time they targeted the Russian Cyclops Blink malware. It is attributed to Sandworm, also known as Fancy Bear and APT28. Sandworm is believed to be […]
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