Being Data – The Principle of Participation
(This is the fifth installment in an on-going examination of the first principles of data privacy and security. The first installment can be read here. The second installment can be read here. The…
DetailsTarget Confirms that Hackers Stole Personal Info on Up to 70 Million People
Target disclosed today that personal information on some 70 million customers including names, addresses, emails and phone numbers was stolen. This is in addition to the 40 million customers whose…
DetailsFurther Reflections on the NSA Bulk Data Collection
I have already written about how a federal judge in New York ruled that the NSA’s collection of the telephone toll records on every call made is constitutional because, the…
DetailsA Vote in Favor of Making it Tough for Cops to Do Their Jobs
Earlier in this space I wrote about the fact that, despite reports to the contrary, possession of marijuana is NOT legal in Colorado – it is still a federal crime.…
DetailsTwo Security Companies Rebrand; Ditch, Change Names
Two publicly traded technology companies have separately announced name changes this week. On Monday, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said that McAfee Security, which Intel acquired for $7.6 Billion in 2010,…
DetailsOnce More Into the (Data) Breach – House GOP Proposes Obamacare Breach Bill
As if we don’t have enough to worry about, Nextgov.com has reported that the first order of business for House Republicans is to introduce legislation mandating that the HHS CMS…
DetailsBeyond Microsoft Active Directory
Embedded in all Microsoft Windows server operating systems and in its Azure platform as a service offering is Active Directory; a store of information about all the objects and their…
DetailsThoughts on Boycotting the RSA Conference
[Full disclosure: As an industry analyst I conduct business with RSA, the security division of EMC, including white papers and recording videos of key executives and customers.] Update Jan 12, 2014: …
DetailsSchneier Joins Co3 Systems as CTO
Security incident handling software company, Co3 Systems, announced today that Bruce Schneier had joined the company as CTO. Schneier is a highly regarded author and cryptographer who writes frequently on topics…
DetailsMore Legal Gaps in SDNY NSA Bulk Data Collection Decision
A further review of the decision of the Southern District of New York approving the NSA’s bulk data collection of all telephone metadata shows huge legal gaps which can now…
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