The Extradition He Thought Would Never Happen: Roger Clark of Silk Road

Roger Clark, the alleged right-hand man to Silk Road founder and owner Ross Ulbricht, was extradited to the United States earlier this month. His extradition quickly was followed by the unsealing of a grand jury indictment against him. While many cybe… Continue reading The Extradition He Thought Would Never Happen: Roger Clark of Silk Road

Are You Vulnerable to BEC Fraud?

In the security realm, the $64,000 question for many is, “Am I or is my company vulnerable to BEC fraud?” While that’s the money question, perhaps first question should be, “What is BEC fraud?” What is BEC Fraud BEC—or bu… Continue reading Are You Vulnerable to BEC Fraud?

Russia’s Seat at Trump-Kim Summit was Covert

Much of the world was glued to their television screens or laptops June 12 watching the livestream of the summit meeting between the U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. To say the event was an orchestration would be an und… Continue reading Russia’s Seat at Trump-Kim Summit was Covert

Big Brother China’s Social Credit Score

Imagine, you’re a Chinese citizen and you walk up to the ticket counter at the railway station and ask to buy a round-trip ticket, Beijing to Shanghai. The clerk asks for proof of identity (or collects it via the app on your smartphone) and checks if … Continue reading Big Brother China’s Social Credit Score

The Espionage of Former CIA Case Officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee for China

Was Jerry Chun Shing Lee (aka Zheng Cheng Li) a recruited asset of China’s Ministry for State Security (MSS), or was he a financially strapped former CIA case officer who volunteered his services to commit espionage on behalf of the MSS? It’s a bit li… Continue reading The Espionage of Former CIA Case Officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee for China

Panera Bread: Do’s and Don’ts of Data Breach Crisis Management

Let’s step back, together, and revisit the recent Panera Bread exposure of data associated with millions of their customers. The faulty and vulnerable Panera Bread data configurations were detected in August 2017. Panera apparently was very skeptical … Continue reading Panera Bread: Do’s and Don’ts of Data Breach Crisis Management

Incompetent Intelligence: The Case of Black Cube

Stand in the center of the capital city of your choice and throw a stone. Odds are, your stone will land in proximity to any of the hundreds of firms whose shingle reads, “Intelligence Contractor.” When you encounter a competent group, you… Continue reading Incompetent Intelligence: The Case of Black Cube

Agro-Espionage: How China Tried to Steal U.S. Rice Research

The case of two insiders with connections to China, accused agro-espionage, one within the USDA Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center and the other within Ventria Bioscience, has closed its final chapter with the April sentencing of Wieqiang Zhan… Continue reading Agro-Espionage: How China Tried to Steal U.S. Rice Research

All Is Fair in Love and War — Except When Swiping Right

Two of the Goliaths of dating apps are having a legal tussle surrounding the intellectual property of one and other. The entities? That would be Bumble and Match.com’s Tinder. The Birth of Bumble In late 2014, Whitney Wolfe Herd and two other Tinder c… Continue reading All Is Fair in Love and War — Except When Swiping Right