We are definitely starting with a bang. First Apple patched a flaw that affects the system integrity of macOS. Using a third-party kernel extension Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in Apple’s System Integrity Protection, a feature that if functioning correctly, will reduce the risk from operations that affect system integrity. The flaw could enable hackers to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]New Orleans Truck Terrorist Used Meta Ray-Bans to Surveil French Quarter An advertising executive once said all publicity was good. I don’t think he understands terrorism. The FBI has revealed footage from the attacker’s Meta glasses that he took while going through the French Quarter on a bicycle. Not exactly the “use case” Meta wants […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Soon you will start seeing this VOLUNTARY cyber trust on connected IoT devices from baby monitors, smart appliances to cameras to all sorts of things. The FCC created this program and it is likely that responsible manufacturers will sign up for it. The FCC is outsourcing the administration of this program to Underwriters Laboratory (UL), […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Feds Arrest US Solider in AT&T, Verizon+ Hacks This is NOT the Salt Typhoon hack, but rather the Snowflake hack, as best I can tell. The details are very sparse, but in some cases, the targets are the same. Cameron John Wagenius was arrested in Fort Hood, TX. after he was indicted recently. He, apparently, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The National Defense Authorization Act is, every year, a must-pass bill that, for the last several years, has been a vehicle to pass important cybersecurity provisions. This year is no exception. The price tag on this year’s bill is $895 billion. Here are some of the cyber provisions in it. Those are just some of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Amazon Delays Office 365 Rollout Due to Security Concerns Depending on whether you are an optimistic or pessimist, you can assume what Amazon’s intentions are. Likely this is about trying to convince potential customers that Amazon is secure and Microsoft is not. While there is probably some truth to that, I think there is more […]
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