The President’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity (EO 14928) ordered Homeland Security to create a Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB). The CSRB is supposed to be like the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) with some major differences. The CSRB will investigate major cyber isssues while the NTSB investigates transportation accidents. Unlike the NTSB which can take […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As more and more communities mandate recycling, there is an ever increasing number of devices being thrown into recycling bins that contain lithium batteries. In September 2016 a four alarm fire broke out at the Shoreway Environmental Center outside of San Francisco. The fire caused $6+ million in damage and caused the plant to shut […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Security tool provider Proofpoint released a report to identify the costs and trends associated with insider threats. While the stereotype for insider threat is the malicious insider, that is only one part of the insider threat. Other insider threats include the negligent insider and the compromised insider. The report, conducted by Larry Ponemon’s group, said […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Biden May Use China Rule on Russia if it Invades Ukraine This COULD be a bluff, but the administration may use the foreign direct product rule on Russia, like they did on Huawei, if Russia invades Ukraine. Depending on how it is used, it could have crushing implications on anything in Russia that uses microchips. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]IoT – Internet of Things – devices are great. Whether it is Siri telling you the score of a sporting event or your refrigerator telling you to buy more milk, it makes life easier. But there is a problem with them. Many of you know that I am not a real advocate of smart whatevers, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]That is probably not news to most people. What is probably news – maybe – is that even when you think you tell Google not to collect and store your location data – it does so anyway. Or, at least, that is the several lawsuits claim. In the lawsuit filed Monday in a District of […]
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