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Security News Update for March 31st, 2023

Twitter to Open-Source Recommendation Algorithm Not related to the announcement that some of their code was stolen last year and posted on GitHub, Twitter says they plan to publish their recommendation algorithm, which they say, no one left at the company understands. They say this will likely be embarrassing, but good for users. They also […]

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Security News Update for March 24th, 2023

Senators Ask CISA to Investigate DJI Drones A bipartisan group of Senators is asking CISA to examine drones made by companies with deep ties to the Chinese government. DJI is the 800 pound gorilla in the high end consumer drone market, drones also used by businesses and government. While this makes sense, if they do […]

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Security News Update for March 17th, 2023

Pornhub OnlyFans and Meta Join New Sextortion Prevention Platform This is actually pretty cool. The new service will allow a teenager (or anyone) that shared a nude image with someone who later posted it without their permission, to start the takedown process without having to send the sensitive image anywhere. They use the software to […]

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FISA Section 702 Renewal Faces Hurdles

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allows the government to collect intelligence from non-Americans located outside the United States without a warrant. Section 702 cannot be used to target Americans. At least some people say that Section 702 needs some reform. When Section 702 was first enacted lawmakers knew that this could spell […]

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Spy Chiefs Say China Getting Bolder, Better in Cyberspace

China has long ranked at or near the top of U.S. national security officials’ list of cyber adversaries. On Wednesday, spy agency leaders warned that China is getting even bolder and better in cyberspace. The spies say that if China believed that it was on the verge of a major conflict with us, they might launch […]

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TSA Issues Emergency Cybersecurity Mandates for Aviation Sector

Given the risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, the government is responding. After the Colonial Pipeline attack, the TSA (yes, they are responsible for pipeline security-don’t ask) issued a somewhat misguided set of rules to pipeline owners. Those rules were updated a couple of months later, but at least there is some activity. Actually quite […]

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