Passwords. Everyone loves passwords, right? Lets have a big round of applause for complex passwords. No? You are not a fan of those crazy passwords like &*(Y45(*]}mMh@+. Me either. NIST sets the rules for the federal government and has a big influence on private industry. They have what they call a special publication or SP […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This is not what I want to hear and certainly not all or even most cops are crooked, but there is no way to know which ones are on the take. Of course, this is not new. Going back to prohibition and earlier, there were cops that were willing to look away in exchange for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]White House Proposes Ban of Chinese, Russian Connected Vehicles and Software The Department of Commerce on Monday announced it is proposing a rule which would ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing specific software and hardware produced by China or Russia or with a “sufficient nexus” to them. While it has national security […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This is a bit scary and something I know way too much about. Back in the dark ages, I worked on a team that developed the first first GPS system – for the Air Force. It was not designed to help you find the nearest Starbucks, but rather to protect Air Force personnel from our […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We already know that water plants (another one in Kansas was attacked this week), power and healthcare are under constant attack. The industries and the government are paying attention to these with some limited success, but at least it is on everyone’s radar. One sector that has tried to stay out of the spotlight but […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I know I sound like a broken record, but as businesses start to improve their internal security, attackers focus on compromising businesses’ supply chains. In the case of the Hezbollah attack, the attackers must have, some how, known (a) that they were buying new walkie-talkies and pagers, (b) who they were buying them from, (c) […]
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