They say the third time is a charm. I am not sure with the DoD, but it seems like they are trying. It seems like they are trying to do it right this time. The rule was released last week as a draft rule. The clock started on a 60 day comment period. It is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This is one of my pet peeves. And this is not a mom & pop shop that does have the resources. Just bad management. The owner of CBS (yes, that CBS) and Paramount, National Amusements, disclosed a breach last week. Again, we are hearing about it from the Maine AG’s web site, not from them […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Global cybercrime costs this year (2023) is expected to reach $8 trillion globally. Comparing that to GDP, that would make cybercrime the third biggest economy in the world. That is why there is so much of it. It is highly lucrative. While the hackers only get a fraction of that, the cost goes to businesses […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Low Code/No Code Apps Not A Security Nirvana Just because the computer is generating much of the code does not mean the software doesn’t have bugs or is secure. In fact, since many times non-developers are using the tools, the code may be less secure. Details at The Hacker News As If Twitter Doesn’t Have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Two of the largest real estate title insurance companies in the United States seem to be having a problem keeping their customers’ data secure. Last month Fidelity Title took its systems offline for a week or two as they wrestled with a cyberattack that delayed real estate closings and forced lenders to resort to manual […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]But AI is really the buzzword, so if the writer puts AI in the title then maybe more people will read it. Specifically this is designed to help banks prevent token fraud, which is hard to do anyway. Token fraud happens when a merchant “tokenizes” a credit card transaction so that the merchant doesn’t have […]
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