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The new year starts off strong for Bitcoin A crazy day for Bitcoin! It surged past $33k from the $29k range in the morning, and has settled in the high $32k range. Right now, BTC is sitting at a 12% gain for the day. Amazing.
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Top 2020 Cybersecurity Lessons for Cryptocurrency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_wywXF4wAQ As 2020 comes to a close, we can reflect back on some of the important cybersecurity lessons that are intertwined with the rapidly growing digital cryptocurrency economy.
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Law Enforcement is Seduced by Big Cybercrime Cases https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZs9OLRrdBY Some important aspects are changing in law enforcement, when it comes to cybercrime. In today's video I look at the social aspects within the law enforcement community, the criminal evolution of cybercrime, and the resulting changes in behaviors that are driving fundamental improvements to cybercrime investigations around the globe.
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Why are Cybersecurity Roles Confusing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS916pV_n5Y The cybersecurity field is dynamic and the roles and responsibilities are ever changing. People coming into the cybersecurity field often expect clearly defined positions and are surprised at the significant variance when looking at job descriptions or talking with professionals. It is a chaotic and confusing mess. But, if you are interested, there are several good resources to begin…
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Cybersecurity Value is About Protecting Intangible Assets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyLl3d5sTiU Intangibles now account for 90% of the S&P’s total assets and it is no accident that the core of cybersecurity has evolved to protect those aspects of the business. It is a natural progression for security to align with protecting the most important assets. This is a crucial element when communicating the value and relevance to audiences.
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WhatsApp Still Needs to Prove it is Trustworthy In the aftermath of WhatsApp’s privacy notification to users, that they will again be sharing data with Facebook, there is still a lack of clarity. I see a lot of statements from WhatsApp and general chatter regarding what data they will NOT be sharing. But I have yet to find any specificity on what exact data they WILL be sharing with Facebook. That is very strange and seems misdirecting. Since WhatsApp notified customers,…
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Latest Privacy Controversy Shows WhatsApp Must be Transparent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOv8SIij3QI There is trouble brewing again in the WhatsApp community, with a new privacy controversy. Users are abandoning the platform and there is a lack of real clarity by this Facebook owned social platform. It is time for WhatsApp to step-up and clearly articulate what specific user and meta data will be shared with Facebook. Transparency builds trust. If they are not willing…
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Finding the Next SolarWinds Type of Supply Chain Attack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps9HVzh8mLY The SolarWinds compromise showed that supply-chain attacks are possible and the ramifications can be tremendously impactful. Other nation states will be investing in efforts to duplicate this success. That makes IT tools, security products, hardware & firmware vendors, and cloud service providers prime targets for exploitation. Cybersecurity processes, solutions, and…
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New U.S. Cybersecurity Leadership Needs More Experience Diversity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBHnZ51qTW0 President Biden has been quick to name a number of cybersecurity leadership positions, to greatly strengthen the nations capabilities, but there are concerns with the diversity of experience. Appointees are primarily longtime government workers and the team appears to lack people with the rich background in the private sector, where a lot of research, innovation, and…
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Cautious Optimism and Grave Concerns as Intel Integrates Cybereason into Chips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws1FFoUkDqs Intel and Cybereason just announced that they are working to integrate Cybereason to collect data from hardware to software levels, with the goal of protecting users from ransomware. This is an opportunity for better cybersecurity, but also could be a catastrophic undermining of trust and an avenue for devastating external manipulation. In today’s video…
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Happy Privacy Day! Now go check to see if EMOTET botnet has stolen your email and password. EuroPol and a team of global law enforcement have successfully taken down part of the EMOTET botnet infrastructure and seized private data harvested by the cybercriminals. Europol had made it easy for users to check to see if their email is part of that compromised dataset. Link to check: https://www.politie.nl/themas/controleer-of-mijn-inloggegevens-zijn-gestolen.html
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U.S. the 4th Worst Privacy Offender for Government Collection of Biometric Data Researchers ranked 96 countries by their collection and use of biometric data. Biometrics are gathered and stored as part of international travel, banking, law enforcement, healthcare tracking, and general surveillance by governments. The worst offenders from a privacy perspective were: 1. China 2. Costa Rica 3. Iran 4. United States, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Philippines, and…
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Disrupted but Not Dead – Law Enforcement Scores a Big Win Against EMOTET Botnet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUVuVIgCT_A Congrats to the multinational authorities who collaborated to defang the infrastructure of EMOTET, a hugely successful cybercriminal malware platform. Unfortunately, this win may be short-lived. The attackers behind EMOTET have shown great resiliency in the past and I expect them to eventually recover and rebuild their network. Regardless, celebrations…
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Falsely Vilifying Cryptocurrency in the Name of Cybersecurity I get frustrated by shortsighted perceptions, which are misleading and dangerous is far easier to vilify something people don't fully understand. Here is another article, titled Bitcoin is Aiding the Ransomware Industry, published by Coindesk, implying cryptocurrency is the cause of digital crime. https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-is-aiding-the-ransomware-industry This is one of many such pieces littering the…