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Feb 24, 2022

U.S. Cyber Czar Envisions a New “Social Contract” on Cybersecurity

The Washington Post reported (thanks for the gift article for RTL readers) on February 22 that national cyber director Chris

Feb 23, 2022

Average Ransom Payment Hits $322,168 in Q4 2021

Cybersecurity firm Coveware released in early February its 2021 4th quarter report on ransomware. To no one’s surprise, there was

Feb 22, 2022

83% of Employees Access Former Employers’ Accounts

Help Net Security reported on February 21 that, in a recent study, the digital identity firm Beyond Identity collected responses

Feb 17, 2022

Arent Fox Becomes First Big Law Firm to Buy Property in the Metaverse

Law.com (sub.req.) reported on February 15 that Arent Fox has bought a digital plot of land in the metaverse, the

Feb 16, 2022

Cyberinsurance Policies: Prices Up by 130% in Q4 2021

We had some big increases in the price of cyberinsurance policies (with less coverage I might add) but the title

Feb 15, 2022

Shields Up: CISA Warns American Companies of Russian Hacking

PC Magazine reported on February 12 that the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)  is warning that US companies should

Feb 10, 2022

Don’t Click on That QR Code Until You’ve Read the FBI’s Warning!

Don’t Click on That QR Code Until You’ve Read the FBI’s Warning! BleepingComputer reported on January 23 that the Federal

Feb 09, 2022

IRS Will Cease Use of Facial Recognition for Identity Verification

Thank heavens, the IRS has come to its senses.  CyberScoop reported on February 7 that the IRS will cease using

Feb 08, 2022

Senators Have Re-introduced the EARN IT Act, Which Would Allow Massive Surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported on February 3 that a group of lawmakers led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and

Feb 03, 2022

Beware: Social Media Apps Are Tracking You!

Atlas VPN reported on February 2 that social media apps are tracking us more than most people ever thought. Trackers

Feb 02, 2022

Ignoring Microsoft 365 Security Features? Shame on You!

Help Net Security reported February 1 that nearly half of organizations are not using the full set of features and

Feb 01, 2022

US OMB: Zero Trust Strategy for Federal Agencies Released

DataBreachToday reported on January 26 that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has released a federal strategy to move