The program allows manufacturers to put a new “U.S Cyber Trust Mark” on devices that comply with cybersecurity standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including what the White House described last year as “unique and strong default passwords, data protection, software updates, and incident detection capabilities.” FCC commissioners voted unanimously for it. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Office of Management and Budget says that the administration strongly opposes Senate Joint Resolution 50, introduced last year by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC). That bill would kill the new SEC breach reporting rules approved last July. The Senator says that the rule should come from CISA. This, despite the fact that CISA does not […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The DNA testing company 23andMe has a bit of a troubled past. Initially they said that their recent cyber attack affected only 14,000 of their 14 million users and, in a sense, this is true. What is also accurate is that the hackers didn’t take advantage of bugs in their software, it took advantage in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]They say the third time is a charm. I am not sure with the DoD, but it seems like they are trying. It seems like they are trying to do it right this time. The rule was released last week as a draft rule. The clock started on a 60 day comment period. It is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Global cybercrime costs this year (2023) is expected to reach $8 trillion globally. Comparing that to GDP, that would make cybercrime the third biggest economy in the world. That is why there is so much of it. It is highly lucrative. While the hackers only get a fraction of that, the cost goes to businesses […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It is not news that the majority of breaches are not caused by sophisticated attackers figuring out how to bypass robust defenses. For example, one of the largest attacks in the U.S., the Equifax breach, was caused by Equifax failing to patch a known bug, for which there was an available patch, even after DHS […]
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