Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
…but were unable to make work. Let’s hope the security employed by the contractor who submitted the lowest bid to run the service is the best money can buy Porn website age checks introduced in Louisiana – BBC News I have discussed this with a number of other cyber security …
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Due to security concerns with the Chinese owned app, the United States Government has banned it from any device it manages: US House boots TikTok from government phones • The Register
The UK Online Safety Bill wants end to end encryption for everyone removed so law enforcement can solve cyber-crime easier – but good policing does not need it
This story is from the United States and applies to law enforcement over there – but what happens over there often comes here: Sneaky ways cops could access data to widely prosecute abortions in the US | Ars Technica Our privacy is important so we all need to be aware …
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Bruse Schneier has an interesting article out today, describing how a Russian company that produces code that is included in thousands of smartphone apps, both iOS and Android, masquerades as an US company. Russian Software Company Pretending to Be American – Schneier on Security There is no suggestion of wrong …
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The original post was published on 3 November 2022. Update 16 November 2022 This story has developed further with FBI Director Christopher A. Wray describing to the US Congress how China could exploit Tik Tok: FBI Director warns of potential Chinese gov’t exploitation of TikTok – The Record by Recorded …
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For a start they are criminals, trying to extort you. I have heard business owners comment on ransomware gangs as though they are businesses you need to interact with. Now I know threat actors are shaping themselves to be business like with, help desks, means of paying the ransoms, public …
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