August 13th, a Day That Will Live in Confusion August 13th is the day that Part B of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act went into effect. It bans the use of equipment and services tied to certain Chinese companies that have been deemed security threats by the United States. Companies that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Unlike Europe, the United States does not have a uniform national privacy law. Instead we have a patchwork of state laws and federal regulations that apply to one industry or another. One of those regulations is Gramm-Leach-Bliley or GLBA. GLBA was signed into law in 1999 and written over the years prior to that. It […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In just the last few months, companies as diverse as Travelex and Canon have been hacked. Universities like UCSF have paid millions to criminals. In just one news feed today, I see the following: AI firm Cense exposed 2.5 million records containing sensitive and confidential medical records that were supposed to be loaded into a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]China and Russia Continue to Interfere with the Elections According the the White House, China has been targeting the US election infrastructure ahead of the election and Russia has been trying to undercut Democratic candidate Joe Biden, much like their did with Clinton in 2016. Could it be that Russia thinks that the Republican Administrations […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Dial back your wayback machine to September of last year. Capital One announced a hack of their Amazon environment by an ex-Amazon employee the previous July that was possible to due an incorrect configuration of their security settings. Fast forward to today and the feds announced an $80 million fine for bad cloud hygiene. The […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Many Cyberspace Solarium Commission Recommendations Likely to Become Law The Cyberspace Solarium Commission was a blue ribbon commission that made recommendations to Congress earlier this year on improving government cybersecurity. It appears that many of their recommendations are being added to the National Defense Authorization Act, which is “must pass” bill to fund the military. […]
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