Collaborate Disseminate
Governments within the European Union appear to be flouting their own GDPR laws. Many official government websites are harboring and delivering tracking cookies from the ad tech industry even though they don’t rely on any advertising income. Eighty-nin… Continue reading European Government Websites Are Delivering Tracking Cookies to Visitors
Eight of the top ten most exploited vulnerabilities in 2018 affected Microsoft products. Only one — but the second most exploited — was an Adobe vulnerability. The last one, ranking at the ninth most exploited vulnerability of 2018, was an Android vu… Continue reading Microsoft Dominates 2018’s Most Exploited Vulnerabilities
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), Australia’s intelligence agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, has joined America’s NSA and the UK’s GCHQ in publishing an account of its vulnerabilities disclosure process. All three agencies ar… Continue reading Australia’s Intelligence Agency Publishes its Vulnerability Disclosure Process
A new variant of the Ursnif trojan has been discovered targeting Japan since the beginning of 2019. Japan is a common target for Ursnif, but the latest version, delivered by Bebloh, goes to increased lengths to ensure that the victim is indeed Japanese… Continue reading New Variant of Ursnif Targeting Japan
Elizabeth Warren wants to be the Democrat nominee in the 2020 presidential election. Last week she added a new promise to her manifesto: “It’s time to break up Amazon, Google and Facebook,” she announced.
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Continue reading Ten Principles for a New Approach to Regulating the Internet
The UK is in a momentous political week. Three separate parliamentary votes will decide the future of the UK and the EU for many years to come. They will decide between a hard Brexit (no deals, just leave), a delayed Brexit, and possibly no Brexit. Unu… Continue reading Pro-Brexit Twitter Manipulation Continues
Jackson County, Georgia is just a little over 60 miles from the City of Atlanta. In March 2018, Atlanta was struck by a major ransomware attack. In March 2019, Jackson County suffered its own ransomware attack. Both attacks were successful targeted att… Continue reading Georgia County Criticized Over $400K Ransomware Payment
2001 was not a good year for Microsoft. Its servers were ravaged by the Code Red and Nimda worms. In 2002, Bill Gates responded with his seminal ‘security memo’ to staff. He talked about security and trust — that customers should be able to trust the … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg Describes a New Privacy-Centric Facebook
The growth of Russia’s attempts to manipulate American public opinion since 2015 is well known and documented. At heart, it is basic political propaganda — which is an accepted tool of international diplomacy. Russia, however, is commonly perceived as… Continue reading How China Exploits Social Media to Influence American Public
Report Shows Major Disconnect Between Cybersecurity and Cyber Everywhere in Digital Transformation
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Continue reading Organizations Not Positioned for Success in Tackling Cyber Demands: Deloitte