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."

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

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

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/

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

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. "



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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)."



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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/

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.” 



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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

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. "  



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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

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.

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

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

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."

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Try this!

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