Funky Weird Blog Spot: January 2017

Remotely accessing an IP address inside a target computer is a search - The Washington Post: "the fact that IP addresses may be available without searching a target in some cases doesn’t mean they can break into his computer to find the IP address without committing a search."

Trump order may give Pentagon bigger role in civilian cybersecurity | US news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/31/trump-cybersecurity-order-pentagon-surveillance?CMP=edit_2221

The Author of Risk Society: Ulrich Beck, 1944-2015 - Social Science Space:

Beck: "In advanced modernity the social production of wealth is systematically accompanied by the social production of risk. Accordingly, the problems and conflicts relating to distribution in a society overlap with the problems and conflicts that arise from the production, definition and distribution of techno-scientifically produced risks."

Also:

http://www.skidmore.edu/~rscarce/Soc-Th-Env/Env%20Theory%20PDFs/Beck--WorldRisk.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jan/06/ulrich-beck

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Article 29 Working Party gives statement on EU-US Umbrella Agreement - PRIVACY EUROPE

https://www.privacy-europe.com/blog/article-29-working-party-gives-statement-eu-us-umbrella-agreement/

Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free: "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free is the pioneer of free partition software. Unlike other free partition manager, MiniTool is a more in-depth and versatile program designed to optimize disk usage and to protect your data."

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Buying a SIM Card in the UK: "great curries and, seemingly, about half a million different mobile providers."

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The Targeting of Martin Luther King, Jr.: "There was a series of systematic attempts on his life by a little known subculture that was obsessed with King's murder."

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How To Pass Interim PCI DSS Compliance Assessments 80% of Retailers Fail:

Eighty percent of retailers and other PCI-impacted organizations fail interim compliance assessments. According to the 2015 PCI Compliance Report by Verizon Enterprise, retailers are finding that maintaining compliance is probably harder than achieving compliance.

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Leicester St Nicholas Circle | NCP Car Parking: Yes, in Enlgand you can pre-book parking.

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Apple partners with Tresorit to offer end-to-end encryption for CareKit | ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-partners-with-tresorit-to-offer-end-to-end-encryption-for-carekit/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

NYDFS Significantly Revises Cybersecurity Proposal, Burdens Remain | Publications | Morrison Foerster: " New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released a significantly revised version of its controversial, proposed cybersecurity rules, initially proposed in September of last year. "

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Speaker Proposals | Privacy & Security Forum: "The forum's peer-to-peer format provides healthcare security professionals with tools, real-life solutions, best practices, and expert insights into how to better manage risk and protect data assets."

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Former DHS head urges Trump to see economic dangers from cyberattacks | CSO Online: ""Cybersecurity is the most significant governance challenge for the public and private sector," Ridge said. "It's not just the exclusive domain of the CIO and CTO and is now in the domain of the CEO and the corporate board.""

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Use for retail event for JS retailers, also YMCA CF, folks and put it on whiteboard:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/10/unpatched_magento_shops_still_being_carded/

Insurers tap cyber security ratings to limit liabilities

https://www.ft.com/content/1cfd5d28-c26f-11e6-81c2-f57d90f6741a

Corruption and the erosion of trust | Thomson Reuters

https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/corruption-erosion-trust/

FAQs About the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation | Veracode Blog: "Provide and require all personnel attend regular cybersecurity awareness training"

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NYDFS: “First-In-The-Nation” Cybersecurity Proposal: "the use of multi-factor authentication to limit access to sensitive systems and Nonpublic Information;"

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Real-World Fallout From The Cybersecurity Skills Gap: "Some 54% of organizations in the study have suffered at least one security event in the past year, and most attribute the events to a lack of security staff or training. Some 70% say the cybersecurity skills gap has had an impact on them."

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He said, "I know a lot about hacking. And hacking is a very hard thing to prove. So it could be somebody else. And I also know things that other people don't know, and so they cannot be sure of the situation."

He also added that computers are a risky form of communication.

"It's very important, if you have something really important, write it out and have it delivered by courier, the old fashioned way because I'll tell you what, no computer is safe," Mr. Trump added. "I don't care what they say, no computer is safe. I have a boy who's 10 years old, he can do anything with a computer. You want something to really go without detection, write it out and have it sent by courier."

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