O P I N I O N Christopher Krebs, The Undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) of DHS said individuals voting rights were safe despite persistent attacks on the voting infrastructure. He said, that by law, if you show up to vote and there is a problem with your registration, you have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It was only a matter of time. Researchers say that they have discovered “things” on the blockchain. Not so nice things. Like child porn. If true, and I have no reason to doubt the researchers, that would make possession of a copy of the blockchain illegal in 112 countries. And, since we know that you […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If I seem a bit skeptical, that is because I am. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced yesterday that the Justice Department is going to form a committee to study the subject. Last week the leaders of several of the branches of the Intelligence Community testified before Congress saying, publicly, that the Russians did interfere with […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While the head of cybersecurity at DHS said the details of which states were compromised is classified, she admitted that 21 states were targeted during the 2016 elections and that some of them were penetrated. Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said 2016 was a wakeup call and now it is up to the government(s) to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]According to the cyber security firm Trend Micro, the members of the U.S. Senate and their staff could be the next target of the Russian hacking group Fancy Bear – the same group linked to the DNC hack an election meddling across the Middle East and Europe. Trend says that digital breadcrumbs found so far […]
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