Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


NIST proposes barring some of the most nonsensical password rules

Proposed guidelines aim to inject badly needed common sense into password hygiene.

Last week, NIST released its second public draft of SP 800-63-4, the latest version of its Digital Identity Guidelines. ...

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Book Review: Tracers in the Dark

Back on March 2, 2020 I wrote a review about Andy Greenberg’s book on cyberwar titled Sandworm.  I really enjoyed that book, even though the subject was quite sobering.  Greenberg recently released his latest book, Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.   For those of you who think that Bitcoin is a secure ...

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Weekend Update

Merry Christmas!!

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


Office 2021 Provides On-Premises Productivity Apps

Microsoft has released a new version of its on-premises productivity suite for those customers who are not interested in using cloud-based productivity apps. Find out what [more…]

The post Office 2021 Provides On-Premises Productivity Apps appeared first on CHIPS


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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


Finally – Your Tax Dollars At Work Doing Something Useful for Small Business Owners

JFTC Releases Article on Protecting Small Businesses from Cyber Threats

Original release date: July 13, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an article on their Protecting Small Business playlist, which is a collection of videos with tips for ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


Maersk, me & notPetya

A great post and a must read by Gavin Ashton.  If you are tasked with Identity and Access Management, you at least have to read the Do the Basics section at the end of the article.

Maersk is the world’s largest integrated shipping and container logistics company. I was ...

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


Bug fixes, patching, and update edition

Seems to be a lot of bug fixes going around.  Patches and updates are a critical part of good security.  Here are a few important ones.


Bug Bounty Programs Are Being Used to Buy Silence

Investigative report on how commercial bug-bounty programs like HackerOne, Bugcrowd, and SynAck are being ...

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