While the US government dithers due to Congressional gridlock and the quadrennial electioneering showmanship, there’s some sanity coming from the UK. Recently, Amazon (and previously, Microsoft) submitted 3rd party […]
TV, Movies, History, Social Studies, Civics and law classes have trained us to believe that in the US, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Post 9/11, that’s no longer true. […]
At some point, we LOST the cold war and the AXIS powers won. Soviet-style media clampdown? Taken care of by the media cartels. East German-style spying? Facebook, Google, ATT, […]
Usually, when we/I talk about cloud threats, it’s usually in the context of something negative – data loss, privacy breach, etc. In this case, Microsoft collaborated with security researchers, […]
In case you missed my Social Media & Cloud Computing Threats to Privacy, Security & Liberty or A Global Perspective on Mobile Security, Privacy and Safety presentations, here’s a fantastic […]
Let’s say you’ve done your research, and have determined that shifting applications to the cloud makes sense for your business. Let’s also assume that you picked a Tier-1 vendor […]
For years, I’ve been talking about drive-by-lootings, where security screwups on part of CompanyA cause damage to innocent Company B. In this case, Microsoft (legally!) used the leaked password […]
What do Walmart & ZTE have in common? Both stocks dropped significantly in value after running afoul of the US anti-bribery laws. Moral of the story: Bribe, er, […]
Repeat after me: “Everything I (or my friend) (or my friends’ friends) say about me online can be used against me FOREVER”. Case in point – an ambulance operator […]
Would you be OK if the NSA recorded your every phonecall, and everytime you said “I hate my boss” or “I’m taking a new drug”, that information was made public?” […]
