Feds Recover Some of the Colonial Pipeline Ransom The feds say that they recovered most of the Bitcoin paid as ransom, but because the price of Bitcoin is in a slump, it is only worth about $2 million. The feds say that they acquired the private key to the Bitcoin wallet and transferred 63 Bitcoin […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Today we are going to talk about a novel part of the executive order – the Cyber Safety Review Board. It turns out that the act that created the Department of Homeland Security allows DHS to create advisory boards. The EO tells DHS to create an advisory board to review major cybersecurity events. Examples might […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Attackers have figured out that x-rated phishing attacks are very successful. The number of attacks are up almost by a factor of 10. In part, it is designed to shock people. If you open an email or visit a web site and when you do, some x-rated content, most people freak out. THAT IS EXACTLY […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]After not doing anything over the last twenty years to protect the cybersecurity of pipelines, the TSA decided they needed to do something – anything – so that they have the appearance of responding the problem. If you get the sense that I am not impressed, you are correct. So what do pipeline operators have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Freaking Ooops: Us Nuke Bunker Security Secrets On Public ‘Net Since 2013 Details of some US nuclear missile bunkers in Europe, including secret duress codewords have been exposed publicly on the Internet. Journalists discovered it by using simple search queries. The information was on training flashcards, which should not have been public. It includes “intricate […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]When you renew or try to obtain cyber insurance, the questions have historically been pretty lame. But, in the face of large losses, insurance companies are STARTING to get serious. Here is a report from one company on what their insurance company asked at renewal time. This is from an actual application. How would you […]
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