People want to pretend that whatever they do on social media is somehow separate from their work life, but it is not. If you are a defense contractor with a clearance, even a “public trust” level of clearance (which is a very low level clearance), what you do on social media definitely counts. In fact […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Comcast Xfinity Accounts Hacked in Widespread 2FA Bypass While Comcast is not saying much, a number of users who use Comcast email WITH 2FA are reporting their accounts being hacked. It appears this is due, possibly, to password reuse combined with a bug in Comcast’s system which allows the hackers to bypass 2FA. Once the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For you military types, BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): probably not. There are a number of reasons for my pessimism, including one I hadn’t considered. First the obvious reasons. The end of this legislative session is right around the corner and there are a lot of things that the folks in power want to get […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Chris Inglis Leaving White House Cyber Director White House jobs are hard. Even for a Brigadier General. News outlets are reporting that he will leave that post in early 2023. Before coming to the White House, he was the deputy director of the NSA. His experience will be missed. He did say early on that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The feds say that Epic Games, maker of the super popular game, Fortnite, has agreed to pay a fine of more than a half billion dollars to settle the charges. While Fortnite is free, players can buy in-game items like dance moves and costumes. There are more than 400 million users worldwide. The fine breaks […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For the last several years the National Defense Authorization Act has contained a number of cybersecurity features, including some recommendations from the cyberspace solarium commission. This year’s bill includes: Since the NDAA is a must pass bill every year, there is a lot of stuff that gets put into it and cybersecurity gets some of […]
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