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Many cybersecurity professionals use derogatory terms towards their users, like calling them “dumb” because they fell for a phish or some type of online scam. It can be detrimental, even behind their back, and it doesn’t foster a stronger security…
DOJ charges five Chinese citizens with global hacking campaign The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with cyberattacks against more than 100 companies in the U.S. and across the globe, officials said Wednesday. Although the five are not in…
Senator calls for US to reject Oracle’s TikTok deal The Republican Senator for Missouri, Josh Hawley has publicly, called on the Treasury Department to reject Oracle’s proposed partnership with TikTok, saying the arrangement is unacceptable on national security grounds. The…
ByteDance chooses Oracle’s bid to become TikTok’s trusted technology partner Oracle confirmed that its bid for TikTok was selected, paving the way to become the platform’s “trusted technology platform.” The deal will reportedly not be structured as an outright sale.…
What keeps me up at night? Nothing! I hold onto cybersecurity myths because it makes me believe I don’t have a security problem. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson.…
SoftBank close to a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia, creating a powerhouse The potential deal, worth more than $40 billion, is the latest in a series of big asset sales by Softbank. Arm designs microprocessors that power most of…
Portland passes bans on facial recognition technology The move comes from a unanimous vote by the Portland, Oregon City Council on two facial recognition tech bans. The first would ban the public use of the technology by city bureaus, including…
Where is the best education for our cyber staff of the future? Where does college fit in or not fit in? Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO…
NSA, CIA have proof of Russians hacking Florida voting systems, says Woodward’s ‘Rage’ It’s not November yet, but it’s time for an election dust-up in Florida. Journalist Bob Woodward claims in his new book on President Trump that the NSA…
China launches initiative to set global data-security rules China is launching its own initiative to establish global standards for data security, as a counter measure to similar efforts being coordinated by the U.S. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the…
