False Claims Act Means Big Fines I had heard about the Department of Justice going after companies for misrepresenting things in federal contracts. I remember that Cisco paid a fine of less than $10 million, so I didn’t think it really meant much. But in a press release, the DoJ says that they recovered over […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There are a number of obvious ways like compromising the election software that voters use to vote, but that is likely to be hard to do. They are spreading disinformation which may cause Americans to not trust the election process and therefore not vote. That is much easier to do and some of our elected […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There is no easy answer, but I can tell you for sure that the FBI has been applying more and more resources to cybecrime every year. Just this month they unsealed seven indictments charging 16 people from China, Russia, Iran and Malaysia with hacking crimes. Treasury sanctioned 45 people associated with Iran and two people […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]With elections less than two months away and lots of stories about election hacking, what is the real story. Unfortunately, the real story is classified so even if I did know, which I don’t, I couldn’t tell you. The government won’t admit that straight out, but they know a whole lot more than they are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Is TikTok is Going to Sell to Oracle. Maybe Well sale is not really the right word. They call it a “trusted tech partner”. This does not solve the national security problem, so it is not clear what problem this does solve. None the less, Steve Mnuchin will present it to the President. If it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those of you that live in California, work in California or have customers in California, 2021 is going be different. Probably more complicated for businesses and possibly a little better for consumers. Act 1: CA AB-1864 creates the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). California is not particularly happy that the Republican administration […]
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