OpenBSD 7.7 Released
OpenBSD 7.7 Released OpenBSD has announced the launch of version 7.7 of its highly secure operating system. This marks the 58th release and includes significant enhancements aimed at improving performance…
Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show
Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show Automakers are nudging drivers towards subscription services to unlock features in their cars, but it turns out these…
Open source text editor poisoned with malware to target Uyghur users
Open source text editor poisoned with malware to target Uyghur users Researchers from Canada’s Citizen Lab have detected a phishing campaign and supply chain attack specifically aimed at Uyghur individuals…
Krebs: People should be ‘outraged’ at efforts to shrink federal cyber efforts
Krebs: People should be ‘outraged’ at efforts to shrink federal cyber efforts SAN FRANCISCO — Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency chief Chris Krebs recently expressed his deep frustration regarding…
How to survive as a CISO aka ‘chief scapegoat officer’
How to survive as a CISO aka ‘chief scapegoat officer’ The article from The Register discusses the precarious position of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), often referred to as ‘chief…
Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn
Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn Summary Jeffrey Bowie, a cybersecurity CEO in Oklahoma City, has found himself in hot water after…
Milwaukee Police Consider Trading Millions of Mugshots For Free Facial Recognition Access
Milwaukee Police Consider Trading Millions of Mugshots For Free Facial Recognition Access Milwaukee police officials are exploring a controversial trade that could involve swapping 2.5 million mugshots for free access…
Admission impossible: NSA, CISA brass absent from RSA Conf
Admission impossible: NSA, CISA brass absent from RSA Conf This year’s RSA Conference kicked off in San Francisco, but notable absentees included top officials from the NSA and CISA. These…
Monero Likely Pumped 50% Due To Suspected $330 Million Bitcoin Theft
Monero Likely Pumped 50% Due To Suspected $330 Million Bitcoin Theft Monero’s price surged by 50% following a massive $330.7 million Bitcoin transfer linked to a suspected theft. The funds…
23andMe Requiring Potential Bidders To Affirm They Will Uphold Data Privacy
23andMe Requiring Potential Bidders To Affirm They Will Uphold Data Privacy 23andMe, the well-known DNA data bank now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is taking extra measures to ensure data privacy…