Trump is Fighting a Mastodon Donald Trump’s not-yet-launched social media site, Truth, is already fighting a potential lawsuit. Although Trump has not said so, tech folks who have seen the site say that it is based on the open source social media code base called Mastodon. The license that comes with Mastodon requires that users […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers are targeting the cloud. Why? To paraphrase Willie Sutton, because that is where the data is. Historically, penetration testers gain access to network devices through the “perimeter defense” and then they move around (the so-called east-west movement) trying to get access to data, wherever it lives inside the network perimeter. But in the cloud, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In response to Executive Order 14028 on improving the nation’s security, NIST was required to produce a set of requirements for consumer software to obtain a security “seal of approval”. Right now the EO calls for the security standard to be voluntary. The theory is that if consumers have a choice between a product that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Over a year ago Apple announced that they were going to make a major change in how Apple (Mac and iPhone) users interact with ads NOT served up by Apple. Web sites and apps were going to have to ASK a user’s permission to track data across web sites or for sharing with data brokers. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Smartphone Counterespionage Tips for Travellers Most people say “who would be interested in me?” but the reality is that foreign governments track Americans for a variety of reasons, both good and bad. Read this article to find some tips that could keep you below the radar and your information safer. Are Surveillance Cameras the Answer […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Vendor risk must be a core part of every company’s cybersecurity program, but it is hard. Especially when the company is a tech company, developing software that you use. The term Minimum Viable Product or MVP is a term marketing folks have used for years to describe creating a version 1 product that has the […]
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