Ride the Lightning

Dec 21, 2021

Killer Robots Are Real: Majority of a United Nations Conference Favors Banning Them

OK, not a cheerful subject for a holiday blog post. But you have to sit up and take notice when

Dec 16, 2021

CISA Issues Severe Cybersecurity Warning Just Before the Holidays

Bleeping Computer reported on December 15 that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned critical infrastructure organizations to

Dec 15, 2021

IT Division of Virginia’s General Assembly Suffers Ransomware Attack

On December 13, the Washington Post (sub.req.) posted that the IT arm of Virginia’s General Assembly had been hit by

Dec 14, 2021

Why Do 62% of Law Firms Fail to Conduct Incident Response Tabletop Exercises?

Law.com reported on December 10 some interesting stats from ILTA’s 2021 Technology Survey. 62% of law firm respondents said their

Dec 09, 2021

U.S. Military Taking on Ransomware Groups

That is reportedly true, according to a CNET post on December 5. The US military has gone on the offensive

Dec 08, 2021

Google and Microsoft Taking on Hackers

Two good sources here: A Washington Post report (12/7, sub.req.) and a post from ZDNet (12/8). Google announced that it

Dec 07, 2021

First Time in the US: New York City Law Requires Hiring AI to be Audited for Bias

On December 5, Ars Technica reported that, in November, New York’s City Council adopted a law requiring audits of algorithms

Dec 02, 2021

Lloyd’s of London: Insurers Should Not Cover ‘Retaliatory Cyber Operations’ Between Nation States

The Register reported on November 30th that Lloyd’s of London may no longer extend insurance coverage to companies affected by

Dec 01, 2021

Incident Response Planning Checklist from Microsoft

What could be handier than an Incident Response Planning Checklist from Microsoft? Not much! Mind you, this resource is not

Nov 30, 2021

193 Countries Adopt First Global Agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Homeland Security Today reported on November 29 that all the member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Nov 23, 2021

Banks Required to Report Major Cyber Incidents to Feds Within 36 Hours

CYBERSCOOP reported on November 19 that banks must report major cybersecurity incidents to federal officials within 36 hours under a

Nov 18, 2021

Ransomware Victims Don’t Know Who to Call!

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on November 16 that a congressional review issued yesterday by the House Oversight Committee concluded