Funky Weird Blog Spot: October 2016

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Coming to a Government Contract Near You: Mandatory Information Safeguarding Requirements | Cybersecurity Law Watch

Coming to a Government Contract Near You: Mandatory Information Safeguarding Requirements | Cybersecurity Law Watch

"The government recently finalized a sweeping amendment to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) that will impose basic information system
safeguarding requirements on many federal acquisitions, marking the
latest in the continuing government effort to regulate and enhance
cybersecurity protections in the industry. The Final Rule, effective
June 15, 2016, imposes fifteen basic safeguarding requirements for
contractors with information systems containing information provided by,
or generated for, the government under a federal contract."

Saturday, October 29, 2016

Opinion: Don't drop fitness standards for military hackers - CSMonitor.com

Opinion: Don't drop fitness standards for military hackers - CSMonitor.com

Bull...

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/Security-culture/2016/1028/Opinion-Don-t-drop-fitness-standards-for-military-hackers

Friday, October 28, 2016

Ontario court develops new tort of “public disclosure of embarrassing private facts” in “revenge porn” case - Lexology

Another CA development...

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=06707073-0577-4b4e-ac77-dabb129bfb0d

Federal Court Finds Intangible Harm Caused by Robocalls Sufficient for Post-Spokeo Standing in TCPA Claim Alleging Privacy Invasion - Lexology

Tort of intrusion?

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1f0c3cb1-a2cf-4e54-82ae-9a1b2cade283

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Experts: Cyber insurance market full of ‘trap doors’

Experts: Cyber insurance market full of 'trap doors'

https://www.cyberscoop.com/experts-cyber-insurance-market-full-trap-doors/

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

BeagleBone Green – Seeed │DigiKey

BeagleBone Green – Seeed │DigiKey: the new BeagleBone Green Wireless has a 2.4-GHz wireless module on board which add 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi Bluetooth functionality making it ideal for IoT designs.

We Left the Internet Vulnerable to Hackers. Now We’re Paying the Price.

We Left the Internet Vulnerable to Hackers. Now We're Paying the Price.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2016/10/the_dyn_ddos_attack_shows_how_vulnerable_we_ve_made_ourselves.html

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

US transport agency guidance on vehicle cybersecurity irks lawmakers | CSO Online

For trends and such...

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3134858/security/us-transport-agency-guidance-on-vehicle-cybersecurity-irks-lawmakers.html

Enterprises Slow to Share Cyber-Threat Data Despite Federal Protection

For trends and such...

http://mobile.eweek.com/security/cyber-threat-data-sharing-off-to-slow-start-despite-u.s.-legislation.html

Senator: Industry needs to educate Congress on cyber -- FCW

For trends and such...

https://fcw.com/articles/2016/10/25/warner-cyber-congress.aspx?m=1

Converting Email from Eudora: Why I No Longer Live at the P.O.

Converting Email from Eudora: Why I No Longer Live at the P.O.: "But after 18 years of using Eudora, I couldn’t just quit cold turkey. "

'via Blog this'

Emailchemy 13.2.1 Released – Weird Kid Software

Emailchemy 13.2.1 Released – Weird Kid Software: "Emailchemy’s built-in IMAP server is now compatible with the Apple Mail app that comes with macOS Sierra (10.12)."

'via Blog this'

culture.it.newsscan - NewsScan Daily, 30 May 2003 ("Above The Fold") - msg#00021 - Recent Discussion OSDir.com

culture.it.newsscan - NewsScan Daily, 30 May 2003 ("Above The Fold") - msg#00021 - Recent Discussion OSDir.com: Safe & Sound in the Cyber Age: "Of Terrorists and Lingerie"

Religious Psychosis - The Global Nightmare, Part 1 - The Faithless Feminist

Religious psychosis essay...

http://faithlessfeminist.com/blog-posts/religious-psychosis-global-nightmare-part-1/

Monday, October 24, 2016

GSA Proposes New Highly Adaptable Cybersecurity Services Special Item Number (SIN) | Interact

GSA Proposes New Highly Adaptable Cybersecurity Services Special Item Number (SIN) | Interact: In support of the President’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan, the General Services Administration (GSA) intends to establish a new Special Item Number (SIN) on the IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle to offer cybersecurity services that Federal agencies can quickly leverage to assess and protect their IT assets and infrastructure.

On freedom of the press, Donald Trump wants to make America like England again - The Washington Post

On freedom of the press, Donald Trump wants to make America like England again - The Washington Post:

Until recently, English law was so tough on the media that disgruntled subjects of news reports could use the country's court system to carry out what the New York legislature called “libel terrorism.”

'via Blog this'

NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) Conference 2016

NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) Conference 2016

Getting ready to be NICE!

Using Rowhammer bitflips to root Android phones is now a thing | Ars Technica

For the blog...

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/using-rowhammer-bitflips-to-root-android-phones-is-now-a-thing/

Data Breach and Due Diligence: Why Boards Need to Get Involved with Cyber Insurance | ID Experts

Data Breach and Due Diligence: Why Boards Need to Get Involved with
Cyber Insurance

https://www2.idexpertscorp.com/blog/single/data-breach-due-diligence-why-boards-need-to-get-involved-cyber-insurance

Game changer: California investigating Wells Fargo for identity theft | 2016-10-19 | HousingWire

Game changer: California investigating Wells Fargo for identity theft...

http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/38325-game-changer-california-investigating-wells-fargo-for-identity-theft

Sunday, October 23, 2016

How Much Will Today’s Internet Outage Cost? - The Atlantic

For the blog...

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/10/a-lot/505025/

Is the Internet of Things a developer's dream or a million new headaches? | ZDNet

For the blog...

http://www.zdnet.com/article/is-the-internet-of-things-a-developers-dream-or-a-million-new-headaches/

How insecurity is damaging the IoT industry « Tech Talks

For the blog...

https://bdtechtalks.com/2016/10/23/how-insecurity-is-damaging-the-iot-industry/

How to Rig a Presidential Election in 1000 Easy Steps | WIRED

For the blog...

https://www.wired.com/2016/10/wireds-totally-legit-guide-rigging-presidential-election/?mbid=social_twitter

Heightened DDoS Threat Posed by Mirai and Other Botnets

Some good advice...

https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA16-288A

Migrating Eudora from Windows to the MAC (w. la... | Official Apple Support Communities

Migrating Eudora from Windows to the MAC (w. la... | Official Apple Support Communities:

http://www.aid4mail.com/email-migration

"application will convert on the PC my Emails to MBOX files that can be then copied to the MAC and imported into Apple's mail. "

'via Blog this'

Friday, October 21, 2016

Open-source hack-proof router aims to close cyber security gap | E&T Magazine

Open-source hack-proof router aims to close cyber security gap | E&T Magazine

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2016/10/open-source-hack-proof-router-aims-to-close-cyber-security-gap/

Scientists are unlocking the mystery of how marijuana makes us get high

Scientists are unlocking the mystery of how marijuana makes us get high

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2Fplatform%2Famp%2F2016%2F10%2F20%2F13344326%2Fmarijuana-structure-how-it-works-thc-cb1-k2-spice-study#pt0-956501

Thursday, October 20, 2016

What It Means To 'Rig' An Election: Law Expert Says In Election 2016 It's 'Extraordinarily Unlikely' : NPR

Add to blog...http://www.npr.org/2016/10/18/498296000/election-law-expert-isnt-buying-claims-that-nov-8-will-be-rigged

Game changer: California investigating Wells Fargo for identity theft | 2016-10-19 | HousingWire

Game changer: California investigating Wells Fargo for identity theft
| 2016-10-19 | HousingWire

http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/38325-game-changer-california-investigating-wells-fargo-for-identity-theft

Fact check: Trump's bogus voter fraud claims

Thursday notes...

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Famp.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2F92434104%2F#pt0-681842

PLUG - The World's Most Powerful Battery Pack | Indiegogo

Did I back this...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/plug-the-world-s-most-powerful-battery-pack-powerbank-solar--2#/

Elon Musk: negative media coverage of autonomous vehicles could be 'killing people'

Autonomous vehicles...

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2Fplatform%2Famp%2F2016%2F10%2F19%2F13341306%2Felon-musk-negative-media-autonomous-vehicles-killing-people#pt0-276020

Startup key combinations for Mac - Apple Support

Startup key combinations for Mac - Apple Support: Press and hold the keys immediately after you turn on your Mac and hear the startup sound. Keep holding until the described behavior occurs.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Joshua Aaron, suspected of largest bank hack ever, arrested in Russia: Report - Washington Times

Joshua Aaron, suspected of largest bank hack ever, arrested in Russia:
JPMorgan Chase case...

http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/11/joshua-aaron-suspected-largest-bank-hack-ever-arre/

Election Officials Dispute Donald Trump's Claims of 'Rigged' Election

Add to blog...

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2Famp%2FPolitics%2Felection-officials-dispute-donald-trumps-claims-rigged-election%2Fstory%3Fid%3D42895170#pt0-198908

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Trump claims without evidence that the election is rigged, but officials say that's not how voting works - LA Times

Good quotes...

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-election-20161017-snap-story.html

How American Companies Enable NSA Surveillance

How American Companies Enable NSA Surveillance

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=http%3A%2F%2Fforeignpolicy.com%2F2016%2F10%2F04%2Fhow-american-companies-enable-nsa-surveillance%2Famp%2F#pt0-749370

Monday, October 17, 2016

Donald Trump's ridiculous claims about voter fraud are an embarrassment

Donald Trump's ridiculous claims about voter fraud are an embarrassment

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Famphtml%2Fnews%2Fthe-fix%2Fwp%2F2016%2F10%2F17%2Fdonald-trumps-ridiculous-claims-about-voter-fraud-are-an-embarrassment%2F#pt0-791466

The Flames of November: What if some Trump backers turn to resistance? | Foreign Policy

Great piece of scenario work...

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/08/round-ii-what-if-trump-loses-ugly/

Donald Trump loses it, calls for “revolution” - Salon.com

""We should have a revolution in this country." That was the opinion of Donald Trump after President Obama won re-election..."

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/07/donald_trump_loses_it_calls_for_revolution/

Trump calls for revolution, blasts Electoral College | TheHill

"The real estate mogul and host of reality show "The Apprentice" has been an outspoken supporter of Mitt Romney. He used Twitter to object vehemently to the Electoral College system that he predicted would give the win to Obama and the popular vote to the GOP challenger."

http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/266423-trump-calls-for-revolution-blasts-electoral-college

Hackers, Organizational Doxing, and Data Forgeries - The Atlantic

Hackers, Organizational Doxing, and Data Forgeries - The Atlantic: "But what if hackers were to alter documents before releasing them? This is the next step in organizational doxing—and the effects can be much worse."

Sunday, October 16, 2016

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Try this!

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Trump’s supporters talk rebellion, assassination at his rallies - The Boston Globe

Trump's supporters talk rebellion, assassination at his rallies - The
Boston Globe

Note voting stat of 1.5%...

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/10/15/donald-trump-warnings-conspiracy-rig-election-are-stoking-anger-among-his-followers/LcCY6e0QOcfH8VdeK9UdsM/story.html

How Cannabis Can Help You Manage Your Arthritis - The Weed Blog

How Cannabis Can Help You Manage Your Arthritis - The Weed Blog

https://www.theweedblog.com/cannabis-can-help-manage-arthritis/?google_editors_picks=true

Trump calls for U.S. to use offensive cyberweapons | PCWorld

Trump calls for U.S. to use offensive cyberweapons | PCWorld

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3126578/security/trump-calls-for-us-to-use-offensive-cyberweapons.html

Actual white supremacist: Trump’s success “proves that our views resonate with millions” - Vox

Quote!

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/14/13287532/trump-white-supremacists-racists

Wethersfield woman admits embezzling $1.7M from computer company | WTNH Connecticut News

ER scenario 2: http://wtnh.com/2015/08/21/wethersfield-woman-admits-embezzling-1-7m-from-computer-company/

Friday, October 14, 2016

Antivirus Makers Work on Software to Catch Malware More Effectively - The New York Times

30 days before hacking story broke, blaming Symantec...

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/technology/antivirus-makers-work-on-software-to-catch-malware-more-effectively.html

Symantec: Don't blame us for New York Times hack • The Register

Swift response...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/01/symantec_responds_nyt_apt/

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Cyber Liability Expert Kimberly Holmes Joins ID Experts

Cyber Liability Expert Kimberly Holmes Joins ID Experts

https://www2.idexpertscorp.com/blog/single/cyber-liability-expert-kimberly-holmes-joins-id-experts

Survey: Growing Interest in Cyber Security Careers Among Millennials -- Campus Technology

Survey: Growing Interest in Cyber Security Careers Among Millennials
-- Campus Technology

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/10/12/survey-growing-interest-in-cyber-security-careers-among-millennials.aspx?m=1

Watch The New Yorker Festival | Sam Esmail on Computer Hacking and Loneliness

Watch The New Yorker Festival | Sam Esmail on Computer Hacking and
Loneliness | The New Yorker Video

http://video.newyorker.com/watch/the-new-yorker-festival-sam-esmail-on-computer-hacking-and-loneliness?c=series

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

6 Cyber Security Strategies To Protect Your Small Business

6 Cyber Security Strategies To Protect Your Small Business: Every firm is unique. Your needs may be dramatically different from those of your closest competitor. Given that, here are a handful of cyber security strategies and tips that virtually any business should consider for better security.

A history of denial

A history of denial - check it out.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/bleecker-street/denial/

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

EU Finalizes General Data Protection Regulation: Implications for U.S. Businesses

EU Finalizes General Data Protection Regulation: Implications for U.S. Businesses: One of the most significant changes in the GDPR is the very fact that it is a “regulation,” as opposed to a “directive.”

6 Ways To Prepare For The EU's GDPR

6 Ways To Prepare For The EU's GDPR: "The GDPR introduces tough new privacy requirements for companies handling EU data and vests consumers with significantly greater control and rights over the manner in which their data is collected, shared, retained, and destroyed. The GDPR gives EU regulators the authority to impose fines ranging from 2 percent to 4 percent of a company’s global revenues for violations of the regulation."

GDPR: Who does the EU GDPR Apply To? | Varonis Systems

GDPR: Who does the EU GDPR Apply To? | Varonis Systems: So under these new rules, if a US company collects data from EU citizens, it would be under the same legal obligations as though the company had headquarters in say France, UK, or Germany — even though they don’t have any servers or offices there!

Top 10 operational impacts of the GDPR: Part 1 – data security and breach notification

Top 10 operational impacts of the GDPR: Part 1 – data security and breach notification

Great series to read NOW...

New Survey Shows U.S. Companies Face Major Challenges Complying with EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

New Survey Shows U.S. Companies Face Major Challenges Complying with EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR): 39 percent of U.S. respondents do not anonymize or leverage other techniques to depersonalize customer data before using it in application testing environments.

Internet Speed Test - HTML5 Speed Test

Internet Speed Test - HTML5 Speed Test: Welcome to the SourceForge Speed Test. This speed test is uniquely designed to test your current Internet connection speed for Latency/Ping, Jitter, Download Speed, Upload Speed, Buffer Bloat, and Packet Loss.

Monday, October 10, 2016

EU General Data Protection Regulation, Binding Corporate Rules And Privacy Shield Training Requirements | Bloomberg BNA

EU General Data Protection Regulation, Binding Corporate Rules And Privacy Shield Training Requirements | Bloomberg BNA

Under Article 37, the GDPR tasks the Data Protection Officer (DPO) with “awareness raising and training of staff involved in the processing operations.”

Under Article 43, in connection with Binding Corporate Rules(BCRs), the GDPR requires “the appropriate data protection training to personnel having permanent or regular access to personal data.”

EU-US Privacy Shield becomes operational with the GDPR on the horizon - Lexology

EU-US Privacy Shield becomes operational with the GDPR on the horizon - Lexology

The Privacy Shield will operate in parallel with other existing data transfer mechanisms including Standard Contractual Clauses ("SCCs") and Binding Corporate Rules ("BCRs").

The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Versus Other EU Data Transfer Compliance Options | Bloomberg BNA

The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Versus Other EU Data Transfer Compliance Options | Bloomberg BNA: The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Versus Other EU Data Transfer Compliance Options

Google Signs Up For EU/U.S. Privacy Shield | SecurityWeek.Com

Google Signs Up For EU/U.S. Privacy Shield | SecurityWeek.Com: The reality, however, is that Safe-Harbor compliance isn't a simple shoehorn into Privacy Shield compliance.

20/20 Software EU-US PRIVACY SHIELD PRIVACY POLICY

Sample of how this works: Contact - 20/20 Software: EU-US PRIVACY SHIELD PRIVACY POLICY

What is BBB EU Privacy Shield?

BBB EU Privacy Shield is a successor program to BBB EU Safe Harbor, one of two original independent dispute resolution mechanisms supporting the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework when it came into effect in 2000.

EU-U.S. ‘Privacy Shield’ Agreement: Useful Or Useless? Yahoo Surveillance Scandal Should Decide That

EU-U.S. ‘Privacy Shield’ Agreement: Useful Or Useless? Yahoo Surveillance Scandal Should Decide That: It’s the U.S. Department of Commerce, an agency in charge of helping American business interests, that needs to audit the U.S. companies for violating EU laws.

Jones Day | The EU–U.S. Privacy Shield Approved

Jones Day | The EU–U.S. Privacy Shield Approved: After months of criticism from various EU bodies and institutions, the much-anticipated EU–U.S. Privacy Shield finally has been approved by the European Commission, paving the way for self-certifying U.S. organizations to transfer legally EU personal data across the Atlantic.

Privacy Shield's Drama Is Far From Over

Privacy Shield's Drama Is Far From Over: Of US firms, 73% had previously been certified under Safe Harbor, but only 42% are currently certified or plan to seek certification under Privacy Shield. Most will rely on standard contractual clauses to set the rules.