262-Brief Updates
This week I offer brief updates from the road. Direct support for this podcast comes from our privacy services, online training, and new books for 2022: Extreme Privacy (4th Edition) and Open Source Intelligence Techniques (9th Edition). More details can be found at IntelTechniques.com. Thank you for keeping this show ad-free and sponsor-free. Listen to … Continue reading 262-Brief Updates
Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie Data
Some of more tech-savvy Democrats in the U.S. Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate identity-proofing company ID.me for “deceptive statements” the company and its founder allegedly made over how they handle facial recognition data collected on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service, which until recently required anyone seeking a new IRS … Continue reading Senators Urge FTC to Probe ID.me Over Selfie Data
When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware
Millions of U.S. government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government computer networks and systems at the cardholder’s appropriate security level. But many government employees aren’t issued an approved card reader device that lets them use these … Continue reading When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware
261-A Client Stops By
This week a client stops by to discuss his recent full privacy reboot, plus the latest news. Direct support for this podcast comes from our privacy services, online training, and new books for 2022: Extreme Privacy (4th Edition) and Open Source Intelligence Techniques (9th Edition). More details can be found at IntelTechniques.com. Thank you for … Continue reading 261-A Client Stops By
DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information … Continue reading DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2022 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 74 separate security problems in its Windows operating systems and related software. This month’s patch batch includes fixes for seven “critical” flaws, as well as a zero-day vulnerability that affects all supported versions of Windows. By all accounts, the most urgent bug Microsoft addressed this month is … Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2022 Edition
Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords
Apple, Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. Experts say the changes should help defeat many types of phishing attacks and ease the overall password burden on … Continue reading Your Phone May Soon Replace Many of Your Passwords
260-Google’s New Policy Change
This week I discuss Google’s new data removal policy, the first issue of UNREDACTED Magazine, and numerous privacy & OSINT updates. Direct support for this podcast comes from our privacy services, online training, and new books for 2022: Extreme Privacy (4th Edition) and Open Source Intelligence Techniques (9th Edition). More details can be found at … Continue reading 260-Google’s New Policy Change
Russia to Rent Tech-Savvy Prisoners to Corporate IT?
Image: Proxima Studios, via Shutterstock. Faced with a brain drain of smart people fleeing the country following its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is floating a new strategy to address a worsening shortage of qualified information technology experts: Forcing tech-savvy people within the nation’s prison population to perform low-cost IT work for domestic companies. … Continue reading Russia to Rent Tech-Savvy Prisoners to Corporate IT?
You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Search Results
Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address. The move comes just months after Google rolled out a new policy enabling people under the age of 18 (or a … Continue reading You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Search Results
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