Users Quick to Remove UltraAV After Silent Transition From Kaspersky Antivirus

Many US users are voicing concerns over the silent, forced transition from Kaspersky’s security products to UltraAV.
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DoD Inspector General report finds everything was basically hunky-dory with JEDI cloud contract bid

While controversy has dogged the $10 billion, decade-long JEDI contract since its earliest days, a report by the DoD’s Inspector General’s Office concluded today that, while there were some funky bits and potential conflicts, overall the contract procurement process was fair and legal and  the president did not unduly influence the process in spite of […] Continue reading DoD Inspector General report finds everything was basically hunky-dory with JEDI cloud contract bid

How DJI fumbled its bug bounty program and created a PR nightmare

A software vulnerability disclosure program recently launched by popular drone maker DJI has turned into a messy public relations battle pitting several security researchers against the growing Chinese technology firm. After DJI recently launched a bug bounty program, two researchers — Sean Malia and Kevin Finisterre — publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in DJI products. The revelations resulted in the company challenging each researcher’s findings and seemingly threatening one with a lawsuit tied to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. For researchers who have been poking and prodding DJI’s digital properties and products for about three months, Malia and Finisterre stories strike a familiar tone. Several researchers who approached DJI with information about evident vulnerabilities say the outcome has been less than satisfactory. DJI disputes aspects of some of these accounts, but experts say the firm has gone too far. “Many companies mistake a bug bounty program for a penetration test, in which the […]

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