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25 Jun 2021

Linked: “I’m totally screwed.” WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted

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I hope the folks who lost data can somehow get it back. Losing data to a failure of any kind is a pain in the ass. On the other hand, if the ransomware plague has taught us anything, it’s to have backups, online and offline. Because anything connected to the infected device is at risk, but if I have a copy that isn’t connected to anything, it’s safe.

Yes, it’s more work. Yes, it takes time and effort.

So does figuring out how to deal with losing all of your data. … Read More

8 Jun 2021

Linked: Federal Law Won’t Protect Your Organization from Bad User Access Control Practices

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If you’ve seen references to a court ruling sort of redefining the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act recently, or even if you haven’t, this paragraph from the folks at McGuire Woods boils down the real life implications pretty well.… Read More

1 Jun 2021

A Simple Story About Phishing

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Truthfully though, I think this story shows a couple of really important points.

Recognize that mistakes happen
The importance of two-factor identification
The importance of taking action as soon as you realize the mistake
The importance of getting the technical folks involved immediately instead of hiding it… Read More

24 May 2021

Linked: AI has a racism problem, but fixing it is complicated, say experts

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AI is not without bias, and maybe the best thing we can do is know that going in, instead of assuming that technology would solve this problem.… Read More

11 May 2021

Linked: Your Car Is Spying on You. A CBP Contract Shows the Risks.

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Hmm, looks like Customs and Border Protection is taking aim at cars, and all the various information stored within: According to statements by Berla’s own founder, part of the draw of vacuuming data out of cars is that so many … Read More

5 May 2021

Linked: They Told Their Therapists Everything. Hackers Leaked It All

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This is a frightening story. How many patients see their therapist without giving a second thought to where, and how, the therapist is keeping their notes. Probably not many. But, it can make a big difference, because if it’s not secure, those are your deepest, most private, conversations out there for all the world to see.… Read More

27 Apr 2021

Linked: Dutch MPs in video conference with deep fake imitation of Navalny’s Chief of Staff

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As I think about this, it occurs to me that a lot of the things that we think would give away deep fake videos are things that happen all the time in Zoom or Teams calls, right? The video being a little slow, or jerky, or not keeping up fluidly with the movement of people on screen, etc. So it could be harder to tell that the “person” on the call with you isn’t really who you think it is, and then we can begin to wonder who it was, and what information they got from being there, pretending to be someone else.

Are we ready for that?… Read More

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