Three Republican Senators today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, in their latest attack on the security and privacy of everyday citizens. The press release for the bill describes it as a way to “bolster national security interests” by “ending the use of ‘warrant-proof’ encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior.” At a … [Read more...]
NCSC and CISA Alert on APTs Targeting Healthcare
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint advisory today(pdf), highlighting ongoing activity by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups against healthcare and essential services. The six-page advisory states that unnamed hacking groups are targeting organizations “in order to collect bulk … [Read more...]
Is Clearview AI Scraping of Google and Facebook Karma?
As reported by Techspot, in an ironic twist Google and Facebook looked into stopping Clearview AI, a startup that scrapes the Internet for faces, from scraping their websites. Clearview AI claims to use these faces to create a tool for law enforcement agencies to identify perpetrators and victims of crimes. Goggle sent a cease and desist but Facebook held back, possibly due to … [Read more...]
TikToks banned by the Army, but is it safe?
As reported by Military.com, the Army recently banned the app TikTok from use on phones. "It is considered a cyber threat," Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa, a spokeswoman for the Army said in the Military.com article. This comes after Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, both members of the Armed services intelligent committee, requested an investigation of the … [Read more...]
5 Hot Topics From Wi-Fi NOW 2019 London
Wi-Fi NOW, an independent organization led by Claus Hetting, exists to hold the thought leadership agenda for the Wi-Fi industry. Their mission is to support and promote all things Wi-Fi and they work with individuals, carriers, service providers, tech vendors, and regulators. Basically, if there’s something happening in the world of Wi-Fi, it’s discussed at one of Wi-Fi … [Read more...]
