Mozilla Says 18 of 25 Pregnancy Apps: Privacy Not Included Out of the 25 “reproductive health” apps and wearable devices, 18 received a “privacy not included” rating. That means that they have a problem protecting their user’s privacy. In today’s world that data could be used by private bounty hunters in states that offer that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The hackers that breached outsource customer communications vendor Twilio earlier this month didn’t just compromise encrypted communications app vendor Signal. In fact, they compromised more than 130 companies and 10,000 employees. Why? because Twilio is a vendor to all of these companies and these companies trusted Twilio. And, apparently, Twilio’s security practices were not good […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Starting in March 2023, Lloyd’s will REQUIRE all its agents to exclude liability for losses from state sponsored cyberattacks. The problem is defining what is a state sponsored attack. In a bulletin to its producers last week, Lloyd’s says that it remains strongly supportive of its agents writing cyber policies, it is concerned that the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Likely for the next couple of years, the FTC will intensify its battle on the privacy front. If the White House changes from blue to red, this will likely change, but for the moment, unless Congress acts, the FTC is going to be the lead player. An Idaho based company that sells user data collected […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Defcon Hacker Hacks Deere Tractor to Play Doom The right to repair folks and some manufacturers have been at odds for years regarding right to repair. John Deere has really be anti-right. This year a researcher demoed hacking a tractor and getting it to play Doom on the main display. Credit: Hackread Monero Developers “Fork” […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Here is some data to consider: The US General Accounting Office (GAO) says the percentage of businesses buying cyber risk insurance jumped from 26% in 2016 to 47% in 2020. Here is why. Coalition insurance released some data from their claims history. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) continues to be a big problem according to Coalition […]
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