Okay, you are probably tired of hearing me rant about software supply chain but it is a huge source of hacks. Big hacks like SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange, but mostly small hacks that we never figure out what the source is. Reseachers looked at what developers actually do. The analyzed 13 million scans of 86,000 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Paying Ransom is Tax Deductible Under current IRS regulations, paying cyber ransom after a hack is deductible, just like losses from a robbery, but the IRS is “looking into it”. One way the government could discourage ransom payments is if the cost is borne fully by the company’s owners. They still might choose to do […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Microsoft did learn something from Windows 10 – don’t mess with their cash cow. They will continue to work on Windows 10 for the enterprise with a new release in the fall and cumulative updates for years. But for consumers eager for the next new shiny object – Windows 11, here we come. For early […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The short answer is we don’t know. That should scare you a bit. In fact, it is likely that I have a better handle on the cybersecurity of my drinking water than many public water systems do. Here are some stats. A MAJORITY of the 52,000 drinking water supply systems in the United States have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Mobile finance apps are very popular, but are they safe? A report by security company Intertrust says that 88% of the apps tested failed at least one of the cryptographic tests, meaning that the encryption can be broken, resulting in loss of privacy and possibly loss of your money. Some of the other findings from […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Security Company Founder Charged with Hacking Georgia Hospital An indictment unsealed this week in a Northern District of Georgia court accuses Vikas Singla, 45, with 18 separate counts of aiding and abetting a 2018 cyber attack against the Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is (or maybe now was) the COO of […]
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