While this EO and almost all EOs only affect what executive branch agencies do, it is likely that it will have a big effect on cybersecurity in general. Here are some requirements: The government uses a lot of commercial cloud software. Current contract terms may limit what data a cloud provider is allowed to share […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If You Thought the FTC Was Toothless Before, Just Wait I always complained that the FTC’s penalties were way too meek. Now I understand why, but it has just gotten MUCH worse. 99.99% of the blame goes to Congress. Initially, the FTC could not bring lawsuits against businesses at all. All they could do was […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The saga of the Colonial Pipeline hack continues. Colonial says that there is fuel flowing through the pipeline again but it will take time to get all of the tributary lines operational. But more importantly, many sources are reporting that Colonial paid $5 million in cryptocurrency to the Russian hackers on Friday, contradicting earlier reports […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Facebook Says: Give Us Your Data or Pay For Facebook That is a slight paraphrase, but not much. In light of Apple’s new requirement to ask users for their permission to steal their data, Facebook and others are mounting a full assault on their users. First of all, Facebook grossed $26 billion in the first […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Talk about a political football, oh my. Florida has passed a law outlawing them. Not sure that Florida is a bastion of privacy – just wants to stick it to certain folks. But, if some other state or other company requires it, the law is meaningless. Lets say, just making something up, that New York […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Signal Tells Cellebrite to Back Off Signal is the encrypted message app created by white hat hacker Moxie Marlinspike and his team. Cellebrite is the Israeli company that cracks cells phones for law enforcement. Cellebrite claims to be able to crack Signals messages (it is not clear if they are breaking the crypto or have […]
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