Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Colonial Pipeline attack. The government has done more to improve cybersecurity in the last year than it had done in the last 10 years. But there is still a lot more to do. Jury Finds Norton/Lifelock Infringed on Two Columbia University Patents Even in the world of cybersecurity, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We often hear stories about people listening to you (eavesdropping) using your phone or PC’s microphone even when you think they are not. We usually attribute that to the “tin foil hat” crowd, but, apparently, that might be a bit optimistic. Researchers at U Wisconsin Madison and Loyola Chicago say that they tested the top […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers are creative if nothing else. Normally when police want data, they need to provide a subpoena or warrant, but that is not required in all cases. If there is a risk of imminent harm – life or death – the police can just ask a company for their data and they have to comply. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apple Scrambles to Try and Figure Out How to Stop Stalkers From Using AirTags Their newest idea is, when you initialize a new AirTag, it will tell you that Stalking may be illegal in your country. I really, really, doubt that will have any effect. They are also shortening the time window for notifying you […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Swiss banking world has always been secret. Very secret. Even after the U.S. worked out a deal to try and get information from the Swiss for tax evasion reasons, there is still not much transparency. Credit Suisse has had its share of troubles recently including helping wealthy customers evade taxes, engaging in illegal business […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Missouri Prosecutor Wisely Decides Governor is not Tech Smart Remember when the governor got his feeling hurt after a St. Louis newspaper revealed that the education department’s website was publishing the PII of tens of thousands of teachers and asked the Highway Patrol to prosecute the reporter who embarrassed him? The PII was, as a […]
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