Collaborate Disseminate
A cryptocurrency hack leads us down a mazze of twisty little passages, Joe Biden’s commercial spyware bill, and Utah gets tough on social media sites.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker
The Utah-based, Silicon Valley-backed company asked founder David Bateman to resign soon after the comments surfaced. Continue reading Tech Startup Cans Founder Who Preaches COVID Vaccine Is a Jewish Tool to Euthanize Americans
Threatpost editors discuss recent ransomware attacks and contact-tracing app privacy concerns. Continue reading News Wrap: Ransomware Extortion Tactics, Contact-Tracing App Security Worries
“Healthy Together” app uses a raft of location data, including GPS, cell tower triangulation and Bluetooth, to pinpoint users and ID coronavirus hotspots. Continue reading Utah Says No to Apple/Google COVID-19 Tracing; Debuts Startup App
The FTC has reached a settlement with InfoTrax after thieves stole a million sensitive customer records from its servers in 2016. Continue reading Data thieves blew cover after maxing out victim’s hard drive
A simple attack on an unpatched server could have been catastrophic for the Utah-based utility. Continue reading Solar, Wind Power Utility Disrupted in Rare Cyberattack
Biologists just blessed the internet with this incredible video. Continue reading Utah Annually Bombs Its Lakes With Baby Fish Dropped From a Plane
A wild desire to preserve one of Utah’s most famous natural monuments almost destroyed it. Continue reading The Plan to Save an Iconic Natural Monument By Covering It in Plastic
Trump announced the Utah national monument will be downsized by more than 80 percent. Continue reading Utah Lawmaker Gives Worst Reason to Shrink Bears Ears National Monument
Qualtrics, an online survey research platform, is listed as tops among likely candidates to go public this year. But is it really going to file and, if so, how close is it to doing that? I’m betting yes and very soon based on some interesting answers in a recent interview with founder Ryan Smith. Read More Continue reading Is Qualtrics about to go public? A chat with founder Ryan Smith on the IPO question