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Collaboration Makes Smart Cites More Secure I am excited to join the development team for the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Cities and Communities Framework (SCCF) with a focus on cybersecurity and privacy. The volunteer team is working to develop a comprehensive framework to help guide smart cities in making decisions that promote the security and privacy of its citizens in a sustainable manner. https://www.nist.gov/…
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Digital Retaliation of Iran – Top 6 Likely Cyberattacks The United States and allies' national cyber response may soon be tested with the latest escalating conflict in the middle east. The U.S. conducted an airstrike that killed a revered Iranian general while in Iraq. This was in retaliation to a number of attacks against U.S. personnel and most recently the U.S. embassy in Iraq that was purported to be orchestrated by Iran and specifically General Qassem Soleimani who was…
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Banks are Developing Digital Currencies and Opening Themselves to Cyber Risk Cybersecurity will be hard pressed to take on the new challenges of bank managed digital currencies. Banks are developing their own digital currencies. The introduction of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is the beginning of an interesting trend that will change the cybersecurity dynamic for banking as it opens up an entirely new threat landscape. The renowned Bank of England has issued…
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The 7 Most Dangerous Digital Technology Trends As our world embraces a digital transformation, innovative technologies bring greater opportunities, cost efficiencies, abilities to scale globally, and entirely new service capabilities to enrich the lives of people globally. But there is a catch. For every opportunity, there is a risk. The more dependent and entrenched we become with technology the more it can be leveraged against our interests. With greater scale and…
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Interpol Has Stopped 78 percent of Cryptojacking in Southeast Asia Not often do I get a warm and fuzzy feeling about cybersecurity. In almost all cases the news is bad. This is a rare occasion. Thanks to Interpol, Southeast Asia saw a 78% decrease in cryptojacking! That is truly amazing! https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptojacking-drops-by-78-percent-in-southeast-asia-after-interpol-action/ Cryptojacking often involves cybercriminals hacking business servers…
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Time to Check and Change Your Avast Privacy Settings Vice magazine recently reported that the Avast anti-virus company was harvesting their customer’s browsing data and selling it to other companies. This included what sites, keyword searches, YouTube videos, and other data which showcased user’s actions and preferences. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation If you are an Avast user, then I suggest you immediately…
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Privacy Day – Yes it Matters More than You Might Think Privacy Day promotes the fundamental principles of being able to control your personal information and to raise awareness of the risks in our digital society. The advancement and adoption of communication technology have elevated this issue to a worldwide problem. A casualty of the digital revolution has been our privacy. In recent years, consumers' insatiable desire for convenience, efficiency, and speed has led to a…
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More Challenges for Intel Hardware Product Security New CPU Vulnerabilities Discovered RIDL/ZombieLoad and L1DES/CacheOut are just the latest variants of vulnerabilities discovered in Intel CPU’s that target Micro-architectural Data Sampling (MDS) weaknesses. Discovered over 7 months ago, researchers responsibly informed Intel, and kept the information confidential at Intel’s request, to give the CPU maker time to prepare patches. Reports indicate that Intel is still working…