Ride the Lightning

Nov 02, 2015

IETF Recognizes .onion as a Special-use Domain Name

SC Magazine reported last week that there has been formal recognition of .onion as a Special-use Domain Name by the

Oct 29, 2015

Senate Passes CISA 74-21

It figures. My Tuesday blog post was barely out predicting the passage of CISA before it happened. SC Magazine has

Oct 28, 2015

FBI Advises Ransomware Victims to Pay Up

According to a story in SC Magazine, the FBI is advising those whose data has been encrypted by a ransomware

Oct 27, 2015

CISA – A Very Unpopular Act Will Probably Pass

At least, that's where the betting money is according to a story from InfoWorld. The latest version of the Cybersecurity

Oct 26, 2015

SEC May Target CCOs on Cybersecurity

Legaltech News (sub. req.) reported that two recent speeches by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials probably got the attention of

Oct 22, 2015

IRS Can't Update Servers Because It Can't Find Them

Now who could make up a title like that? Hat tip to Dave Ries for passing along this story from

Oct 21, 2015

Mistrial Declared in Dewey & LeBoeuf Case

The New York Times reported on Monday that a mistrial had been declared in the closely-watched Dewey & LeBoeuf case.

Oct 20, 2015

The Top 3 Cybersecurity YouTube Channels

Once again, Dave Ries and the IT Governance Blog have come through with great information about the top three information

Oct 19, 2015

How to Achieve Cybersecurity in 10 Words or Less

The IT Governance Blog posted some advice from renowned experts about how to achieve cybersecurity in 10 words or less.

Oct 15, 2015

Government Backs Off From Forcing Companies to Decrypt Communications

Last week, as reported in Naked Security, FBI Director James Comey was singing a new tune. The insistence on encryption

Oct 14, 2015

California Passes Sweeping Data Privacy Law

As Wired reported, on October 9th, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a sweeping law protecting digital privacy rights. The landmark Electronic

Oct 13, 2015

EU's Top Court Holds Safe Harbor Agreement Invalid – What's Next?

As Naked Security and many others reported last week, on October 6th the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled against