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Graham Ivan Clark, Onel de Guzman and Michael Calce. These three names will go down in the history of internet commerce, right alongside Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.
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We’re … (… Continue reading MY TAKE: Lessons learned from the summer of script kiddies hacking Twitter, TikTok
It took a global pandemic and the death of George Floyd to put deep-seated social inequities, especially systemic racism, front and center for intense public debate.
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We … Continue reading MY TAKE: Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai agrees that it is imperative to embed ethics into AI
Parents have long held a special duty to protect their school-aged children from bad actors on the Internet.
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Now COVID-19 has dramatically and permanently expanded that parental responsibility, as we… Continue reading MY TAKE: Remote classes, mobile computing heighten need for a security culture in K-12 schools
If the devastating health and economic ramifications weren’t enough, individual privacy is also in the throes of being profoundly and permanently disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The tech giants are partnering on a tool for public good, but… Continue reading MY TAKE: Technologists, privacy advocates point to flaws in the Apple-Google COVID-19 tracing app
When it was first introduced, device fingerprinting – or online fingerprinting in general – was meant to create a safer, more responsible internet. The idea was that by fingerprinting devices used to connect to the internet we could achieve… Continue reading GUEST ESSAY: What everyone should know about the pros and cons of online fingerprinting
As coronavirus-themed cyber attacks ramp up, consumers and companies must practice digital distancing to keep themselves protected.
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As we get deeper into dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, the need for auth… Continue reading MY TAKE: Why COVID-19 ‘digital distancing’ is every bit as vital as ‘social distancing’
It’s difficult to convey the scope and scale of cyber attacks that take place on a daily basis, much less connect the dots between them.
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A new book by Dr. Chase Cunningham — … (more…… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: New book on cyber warfare foreshadows attacks on elections, remote workers
Application programming interface. API. It’s the glue holding digital transformation together.
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APIs are the conduits for moving data to-and-fro in our digitally transformed world. APIs are li… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: How attacks on web, mobile apps are being fueled by rising API vulnerabilities
Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday.
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Ransomware attacks and email fraud have spiked to record levels across the U.S. in each of the past …… Continue reading BEST PRACTICES: Mock attacks help local agencies, schools prepare for targeted cyber scams
It comes as no surprise that top cyber crime rings immediately pounced on the Coronavirus outbreak to spread a potent strain of malware via malicious email and web links.
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IBM X-Force researchers shared det… Continue reading SHARED INTEL: Bogus Coronavirus email alerts underscore risk posed by weaponized email