Hackers’ Latest Weapon: Cyber Extortion (WSJ):  Nefarious actors in cyber space have another tool in their toolbox. Hackers are not just stealing information or holding it ransom, an article in the Wall Street Journal says, but are now digging for sensitive information that could be used to extort companies and their executives.  The article explains that […]

Equifax Blames Apache –> Apache rebuts; in the end Consumers still Lose Equifax appears to be blaming a vulnerability in the Apache Software Foundation’s Apache Struts Web Framework, according to a post on Apache.org.  The Apache Struts Project Management Committee’s post (PMC) goes on to say that the assumption that the Equifax breach may have […]

iOS11 May Complicate Border Searches (Lawfare): Apple’s focus on protecting customer data may have some serious implications for U.S. agents at the borders, a recent article says.  The post on Lawfare explains how the new software udpate, iOS11, has additional security updates that make accessing the contents of a phone or tablet more difficult.  The post notes that […]

Equifax: Where Percepton = Reality, Timing is Everything This is a follow up to a previous post. Paul Monica’s recent article in CNN:Money indicates that Officers in the Equifax Corporation sold stock shares in the days following Equifax’s data breach.  The article indicates that Equifax became aware of the breach on Saturday, July 29th and […]

How Cybersecurity Became 2017’s Hot New Major (The Village Voice):  The byline reads, “Everybody wants to teach, but nobody can decide what it is.”   An article last month discussed the gap between what cyber students are learning in school and the skills that employers in the work force are looking for.  Despite how much […]