Google Posts Exploit to Use Spectre to Leak Data The Spectre family of side channel attacks against Intel based CPUs has been downplayed over the last year by some experts because they said there is no practical attack to steal data. Now Google has posted a proof of concept attack that could steal data at […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Britain Says Assange Cannot be Extradited Julian Assange, a long time thorn in the backside of some folks in the US government, cannot be extradited to the US, a British court says. The court said that while he probably can get a fair trial in the US, the court system in the US is unlikely […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning the use of eight Chinese apps, namely Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office. The EO says that the apps can track users and capture personal data – Just like, say, Facebook or Fox News or any other American app. But […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First of all, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. OCC, FRB and FDIC Propose New Rule – Tell Us If You Have a Security Incident The federal banking regulators are proposing a new rule that banks and tech companies that service banks need to report to their regulator within 36 hours if the have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]False Claims Act Means Big Fines I had heard about the Department of Justice going after companies for misrepresenting things in federal contracts. I remember that Cisco paid a fine of less than $10 million, so I didn’t think it really meant much. But in a press release, the DoJ says that they recovered over […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]GAO Tells Treasury: Track Cyber Risk in Financial Sector The GAO told Treasury to work with Homeland Security to better track cyber risk in the financial sector. The GAO says that Treasury does not track efforts or prioritize them. The “sector specific” security plan was last updated in 2016 and, of course, most of the […]
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