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H.R.4036 – formerly called the Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) Act and informally called the hack-back bill – was introduced as an amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) last week. Introduced by Georgia Republican Tom Graves, and Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, in the House of Representatives. ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Robot Gains Saudi CitizenshipFrom the Smithsonian. Last week, Saudi Arabia, became the first in the world to grant citizenship to a robot during a technological summit held in its capital. Sophia, created by Hanson Robotics, is designed to look like Audrey Hepburn and possesses advanced artificial intelligence. ...
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A recent test of web browsers by NSS Labs showed the Microsoft’s much maligned Edge browser beat Chrome and Firefox by wide margins in its ability to detect and block malicious downloads embedded in phishing landing pages and other malware infected web pages. Edge version 38 blocked 96% of malware samples in the form of malicious links and pop-ups, compared with 88% for Chrome version 60 and 70% for ...
If you own or manage a small business that is part of the DOD supply chain, then you should be well on your way to completing the 130+ item compliance checklist as set out in NIST 800-171. Compliance needs to be in place by the end of 2017, only a few months away. Because I am working with a few clients that ...
We have covered this issue before, but it bears repeating. The new NIST Digital Identity Guidelines are out, and they have thrown out some old password chestnuts because they did not work, or did not work as intended.
Below are the significant changes to password policy.
See the post at The Ringer for 11-25 and four honorable mentions.
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Veteran’s day is a remembrance of all U.S. military veterans – past and present. It is celebrated every November 11th, and has been a federal holiday since 1926.
10/31/2017 08:14 AM EDT Original release date: October 31, 2017
Building resilience in critical ...
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Websites are a popular target for cyber-criminals, because they offer a platform for malicious activity. A hijacked website can be used for hosting malware downloads or phishing landing pages. Personal information stored in a website database about site users, including user names and passwords and other personal information can be extracted, decrypted, and sold on the Dark Web.
I have devoted many articles to properly securing WordPress websites. Now there is ...
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If you own a small business and this stuff isn’t keeping you awake, it should be. Thanks to CIT’s new Director of Cybersecurity, Jake DeWoskin, for the list of issues that follows.
Not everyone can hire a cyber security expert. Globally, 70% of employers plan to increase the size of their cybersecurity staff this year. Not only is ...
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