6 takeaways from the Capital One data breach

“WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET?” is the theme question asked by spokes-celebrity Jennifer Garner in commercials for Capital One. A data breach wasn’t supposed to be one of the things in your wallet but since it was, the company’s brand is taking a huge hi… Continue reading 6 takeaways from the Capital One data breach

Cisco in Whistleblower Payoff and PR Doublespeak Row

Cisco has settled a lawsuit where government agencies complained a product was badly insecure, and Cisco knew it.
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Data Erasure & The Right to be Forgotten

The ‘right to be forgotten’ is a legal concept that is fast evolving in the European Union (EU) that could eventually find its way to the US federal law according to data privacy experts. With the amount of personal information flowing arou… Continue reading Data Erasure & The Right to be Forgotten

What’s in YOUR Wallet? A Tepid Defense of Capital One

It started with an e-mail to a Capital One “responsible disclosure” email address early Wednesday, July 17, at 1:25 a.m. The note was short and cryptic. It simply said that “there appears to be some leaked s3 data of yours on someone’s github/gist.” T… Continue reading What’s in YOUR Wallet? A Tepid Defense of Capital One

$1.7 million still missing after North Carolina county hit by business email compromise scam

Money intended for the construction of a brand new high school was instead placed in a bank account controlled by scammers by officials of a North Carolina county. Cabarrus County in North Carolina, home to NASCAR races at the Charlotte speedway, was d… Continue reading $1.7 million still missing after North Carolina county hit by business email compromise scam

Young Hackers Taking Their Choice

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After Mueller, Senate Intel Reports on Russian Election Hacks

Now we have the Senate Intel Committee’s report on how Russia sought to influence the 2016 elections, how it might do it again in 2020, and how we can stop it.
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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy — what is commonly known as "going dark." Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth i… Continue reading Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Russia Cracks Tor? Hackers Dump 7.5TB of FSB Secrets

Russia’s notorious federal security service, the FSB, has a secret project to de-anonymize Tor. Big news or nothing to see here?
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Are Digital Supply Chains Exposing Your Business Data? | Avast

The way we do business has completely changed over the last several years. Paper trails have been replaced with digital footprints and tech-savvy solutions are flooding the market. This move to digitization can be wonderful for modern businesses. It in… Continue reading Are Digital Supply Chains Exposing Your Business Data? | Avast