Has Bitcoin Become Mainstream? The lure of remarketing may kill anonymity in crypto-currency transactions. Online shoppers paying with Bitcoin may have been expecting this crypto-currency to shield their identity. They may be disappointed to learn that merchants are not protecting their identity. In some cases, they are even selling it.
HBO’s Game of Threats How did a hacker get his hands on the latest script of Game of Thrones (GoT), episode 5, season 7? It was an email hack plain and simple. The good news? “We do not believe that our e-mail system as a whole has been compromised,” said HBO chairman and CEO Richard […]
Panama Papers – A Second Look at Human Error The most consequential type of data leak may be the often openly colorful private correspondence between lawyer and client. This correspondence, if exposed, may be revealing as it contains attorney-client advice, dialog regarding strategies, financial, and legal consideration, as well as documents.
Imposter Email Lures White House Staff Email Prankster Threatens National Security Why was the newly minted White House communications director, Scaramucci, fired? We don’t know for sure. But an examination of his emails would have shown that he spent the weekend responding to spear phishing emails purported to be sent from Reince Preibus, former White […]
Whoops – Wells Fargo Exposes Its Wealthiest Clients Securing the Human Factor: Wells Fargo’s Accidental Data Breach It’s more challenging than ever to secure the human factor in cybersecurity. Here we share two recent examples of how human error directly resulted in large data breaches, corporate liability and damage to corporate reputations. The breaches at […]
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