That doesn’t mean they will stop trying. Going back to the 1990s and the Communications Decency Act, and then the Child Online Protection Act in 1998, the Supremes keep saying that it is not the government’s role to regulate speech. Of course the government only tries to regulate speech that is unpopular, whether it is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Want a .US Domain? Just Lie About It. The .US top level domains are a hotbed for phishing attacks. Apparently, this is due to lax oversight. In theory, the .US is managed by the US government, but the government outsources that to GoDaddy – who doesn’t have a stellar cybersecurity reputation to be polite. See […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]What Does $50,000 in iPads Get You? The answer may be a prison sentence for bribery. The case is going back and forth, but now the case is back on. The head of Apple security wanted some concealed carry permits for his team and since the process wasn’t going as fast as Apple would like, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The ink isn’t even dry yet; in fact the treaty has not even come up for debate in the UN and won’t until January. If it makes it out of the drafting process, it will either take a two-thirds vote or a consensus to pass. The issue is that repressive regimes like Russia and China […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]US Warns Other Countries Hack Satellites Like We Do Last week I wrote about US Space Force bragging that they set up a new team to hack adversaries satellites and ground infrastructure. This week the Air Force and NCSC published an advisory that, guess what, other countries are doing the same thing and if the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Most of us have either used or seen others use that badges to unlock doors either at homes or offices. Most of these use a technology called Wiegand Wire. Compared to your average key, it is more secure and it does leave an audit trail, but the badges are easily cloned using devices available on […]
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