President Biden’s government has set up The Joint Ransomware Task Force, to co-ordinate State and Federal responses to ransomware: US finds its ‘center of gravity’ in the fight against ransomware – The Record by Recorded Future
LEGO hacked
APIs (application programming interface) are a key part of interoperability and functionality online – but they have to secure: LEGO BrickLink bugs let hackers hijack accounts, breach servers (bleepingcomputer.com) How much are you relying on your web designer to protect your reputation?
Because It’s Friday – Choosing one image out of 1.5 million, Ada Lovelace and Christmas Shopping
Back to space this week for Because It’s Friday. Over the 32 years in space the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5m observations. Someone has to choose the best. Watch Dr Ken Carpenter get excited over this amazing image of the Carina Nebula. The image at the top …
CISA adds an Apple vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
This relates to the way Apple software deals with malicious web content: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog | CISA
The Electronic Frontier Foundation comments on the latest Apple privacy improvements
The Electronic Frontier Foundation advocates on online privacy and freedoms – here is what it has to say on Apple’s latest announcements: VICTORY! Apple Commits to Encrypting iCloud, Drops Phone-Scanning Plans | Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
