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 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers Hack Russia’s Largest State Owned Media Corporation Hackers stole 20 years of communications including almost a million emails from the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). Those emails were published by DDoSecrets. VGTRK runs 5 national TV stations, 5 radio stations and numerous propaganda outlets. The data is available for download as […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Payment Card Industry (PCI) council is an industry group that includes the large credit card issuers and they have, for years, owned a standard called the PCI Data Security Standard or PCI DSS. While complying with it is not a law (except in a couple of states), complying with it is a contractual requirement […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Trump administration effectively eliminated the cybersecurity role in the State Department several years ago by eliminating its leader and burying the function in the State Department bureaucracy. Their theory was that the White House National Security function could assume the diplomatic role for cyberspace. Ultimately, that strategy failed and towards the very end of […]
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