2018

National Elections

At least three US states have activated and put National Guard cyber-security units on standby for midterm elections. The three states are Washington, Illinois, and, more recently, Wisconsin.

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China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI August 8, 2020
The block was put in place at the end of July and is enforced via China's Great Firewall.
6 steps for preparing a reluctant business to digitally transform itself August 8, 2020
Analysis of US Census data finds most businesses don't have anything resembling sufficiently advanced technologies. Digital advocates have their work cut out for them.
People do strange things in doorways: Density watches the office as employees come back August 8, 2020
Companies are sending some workers back to their cubicles and to the factory floor. San Francisco startup Density is racking up business using sensors and machine learning to map how people occupy those spaces.
Burger King says its restaurants are awful (so use a delivery app) August 8, 2020
Uber Eats and its ilk aren't everyone's favorite. Yet Burger King cleverly managed to make them seem like the best option.
3D printing during COVID-19 shows potential, but financial realities bite August 8, 2020
Stratasys and 3D Systems show the promise of 3D printing as well as the perils of a technology that's still emerging to revamp manufacturing.
This Apple product used to be terrible, but I now highly recommend it August 8, 2020
Let's talk about an Apple product that used to be so terrible that I suggest people avoid them like the plague, but have now become so good that I highly recommend them.
DEF CON: New tool brings back 'domain fronting' as 'domain hiding' August 8, 2020
After Amazon and Google stopped supporting the censorship-evading domain fronting technique on their clouds in 2018, new Noctilucent toolkit aims to bring it back in a new form as "domain hiding."
TikTok exploring 'all remedies' to safeguard 'rule of law' in US ban August 8, 2020
Chinese mobile app maker has condemned the Trump administration's executive order, which it says was issued without any due process, and pledges to pursue all possible actions to ensure "the rule of law is not discarded".
Are Dropbox's work-from-home growth rates sustainable? August 7, 2020
The cloud-based file sharing company has seen strong tailwinds from the work-from-home trends driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Drew Houston laid out what he foresees for 2021 and beyond.
Hackers are defacing Reddit with pro-Trump messages August 7, 2020
BREAKING: Massive hack hits Reddit.

China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI August 8, 2020
The block was put in place at the end of July and is enforced via China's Great Firewall.
6 steps for preparing a reluctant business to digitally transform itself August 8, 2020
Analysis of US Census data finds most businesses don't have anything resembling sufficiently advanced technologies. Digital advocates have their work cut out for them.
People do strange things in doorways: Density watches the office as employees come back August 8, 2020
Companies are sending some workers back to their cubicles and to the factory floor. San Francisco startup Density is racking up business using sensors and machine learning to map how people occupy those spaces.
Burger King says its restaurants are awful (so use a delivery app) August 8, 2020
Uber Eats and its ilk aren't everyone's favorite. Yet Burger King cleverly managed to make them seem like the best option.
3D printing during COVID-19 shows potential, but financial realities bite August 8, 2020
Stratasys and 3D Systems show the promise of 3D printing as well as the perils of a technology that's still emerging to revamp manufacturing.
This Apple product used to be terrible, but I now highly recommend it August 8, 2020
Let's talk about an Apple product that used to be so terrible that I suggest people avoid them like the plague, but have now become so good that I highly recommend them.
DEF CON: New tool brings back 'domain fronting' as 'domain hiding' August 8, 2020
After Amazon and Google stopped supporting the censorship-evading domain fronting technique on their clouds in 2018, new Noctilucent toolkit aims to bring it back in a new form as "domain hiding."
Are Dropbox's work-from-home growth rates sustainable? August 7, 2020
The cloud-based file sharing company has seen strong tailwinds from the work-from-home trends driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Drew Houston laid out what he foresees for 2021 and beyond.
Hackers are defacing Reddit with pro-Trump messages August 7, 2020
BREAKING: Massive hack hits Reddit.
Bulgarian police arrest hacker Instakilla August 7, 2020
Hacker accused of hacking and extorting companies, selling stolen data online.

China is now blocking all encrypted HTTPS traffic that uses TLS 1.3 and ESNI August 8, 2020
The block was put in place at the end of July and is enforced via China's Great Firewall.
DEF CON: New tool brings back 'domain fronting' as 'domain hiding' August 8, 2020
After Amazon and Google stopped supporting the censorship-evading domain fronting technique on their clouds in 2018, new Noctilucent toolkit aims to bring it back in a new form as "domain hiding."
TikTok exploring 'all remedies' to safeguard 'rule of law' in US ban August 8, 2020
Chinese mobile app maker has condemned the Trump administration's executive order, which it says was issued without any due process, and pledges to pursue all possible actions to ensure "the rule of law is not discarded".
Hackers are defacing Reddit with pro-Trump messages August 7, 2020
BREAKING: Massive hack hits Reddit.
Bulgarian police arrest hacker Instakilla August 7, 2020
Hacker accused of hacking and extorting companies, selling stolen data online.
Facebook open-sources one of Instagram's security tools August 7, 2020
In the first half of 2020, Pysa detected 44% of all security bugs in Instagram's server-side Python code.
Canon suffers ransomware attack, Maze claims responsibility August 7, 2020
Reports based on an internal memo suggest an external security firm has been hired to investigate.
Microsoft Office 365 is becoming the core of many businesses. And hackers have noticed August 7, 2020
As cloud-based services become the key to many business operations, hackers are refocusing their aim.
Cyber insurance: Seven questions you need to consider before buying August 7, 2020
Insuring against hackers and ransomware could help you recover more quickly. But here are some things to think about before you buy.
Magecart group uses homoglyph attacks to fool you into visiting malicious websites August 7, 2020
A new campaign is utilizing the Inter kit and favicons to hide skimming activities.

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