Ride the Lightning

Sep 05, 2019

BEC Overtakes Ransomware and Breaches in Cyber Insurance Claims

ZDNet said in a September 2nd post that business email compromise (BEC) has overtaken ransomware and data breaches as the

Sep 04, 2019

Millions Haven’t Upgraded From Windows 7: All Support to End in January

Even The Norman Transcript in Oklahoma carried a post about the need to upgrade from the Windows 7 operating system.

Sep 03, 2019

30 Organizations Warn G7 Leaders: Do Not Weaken Encryption

SecureWorld carried a post on August 26th reporting that The Internet Society and a total of 30 organizations sent an

Aug 29, 2019

Sick of Robocalls? Verizon Will Opt Android Customers Into Its Anti-Robocall App

Endgadget published a post on August 27 with good news for Android customers. Verizon rolled out a free version of

Aug 28, 2019

Use Multi-Factor Authentication – It Blocks 99.9% of Account Takeover Attacks

ZDNet published a post on August 27, noting that Microsoft says that users who enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for their

Aug 27, 2019

Employees Connect a Nuclear Plant to the Internet So They Can Mine Cryptocurrency

ZDNet reported on August 22nd that Ukrainian authorities are investigating a potential security breach at a local nuclear power plant

Aug 26, 2019

Chinese Technology: A Danger Throughout the Pentagon?

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on August 22 that Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and other lawmakers are sounding an alarm

Aug 22, 2019

Delta Sues AI Chabot Provider Over 2017 Data Breach

The Wall Street Journal (sub.req.) reported on August 16 that Delta Air Lines Inc. is suing an artificial-intelligence company that

Aug 21, 2019

Accenture Sued Over Marriott Data Breach

The Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reported on August 9 that Accenture PLC is being sued for allegedly playing a

Aug 20, 2019

Microsoft Holds Firm on Sharing Your Conversations, Changing Its Privacy Policy

Yes, Microsoft holds firm on sharing your conversations to enhance its artificial intelligence and other companies are shillyshallying. As Naked

Aug 19, 2019

Attorney General Barr Concedes That Backdoors Degrade Security

As RTL readers know, I am a big fan of cybersecurity expert Bruce Schneier who is blunt, quotable, and generally

Aug 15, 2019

Can Mice Save Us From Deepfakes? Don’t Laugh, They Might!

When I read three very similar stories that say the same thing, I take notice. So my sources are a