Monthly Archives: September 2021

What is happening? In June 2021 3.9 Million people quit their jobs. 41% of workers world wide are ready to quit. Why is this important? Data moves when employees move jobs. New hires are the easiest targets for hackers. How will this be important? The FBI says $26 billion has been lost to business email […]

What is happening? A Newsweek poll shows that more than 40% of Texan voters support crypto-friendly legislation Why is this important? This includes support for legalizing cryptocurrencies How will this be important? Wyoming is methodically passing legislation to create a crypto bank, and has been a legislative fascination for other like minded legislators Yahoo Sports […]

What’s happening? www.banfacialrecognition.com tracks state and local bans on facial recognition software. There are 20+ outright bans. Why is this important? How you write a ban matters as Town of Hamden, Connecticut learned after proposing ” an ordinance that would prohibit all town officials from obtaining, retaining, accessing or using “any facial recognition system or any information […]

What is happening? Facial Recognition Software isn’t making local government sales, but it is making private sector sales like Miami where Uber or Lyft, or at an airport kiosks, have tablets that use facial recognition to target ads. Why is this important? The operator says the tablets do not retain personal data but do look […]

What’s happening? Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has declared ransomware a threat to the economy. To lessen the threat, The Treasury Department is cracking down on cryptocurrency, the preferred payment method for ransomware hackers. Why is this important? This year, the U.S. has seen  Colonial Pipeline and JBS USA choosing to pay ransoms. The Justice Department […]

What’s happening? At the end of July New York City passed a rule that required food delivery services to share customer information with restaurants with the policy goal of giving restaurants access to their customers. Now, Door Dash is suing in part because there are no data security measures for when the information is transferred. […]

What’s happening? Supports of prohibiting ransom payments to hackers say that by prohibiting the payment of ransomware we will see a decline in ransomware. Why is this important? For those playing along at their offices, we know that Oklahoma passed a bill , HB 1759 (OK | 2021 )this year to make ransomeware specifically a […]

What’s happening? Software companies that make license plate reading software has a new home as the companies are approaching neighborhoods. Why is this important? local governments and states are not adopting the software, so the new message is license plate readers is a tool for neighborhood watch. How will this be important? There is no […]

What’s happening? A new report from cybersecurity firm, Strikeforce, says that there is a rise in using compromised credentials to gain access as opposed to malware and ransomware. Why is this important? Multilayer credential checks along with repetitive credential checks are the way around this type of attack. The attacks are also faster at gaining […]

What’s happening? El Salvador is moving to adopt a cryptocurrency. It has acquired 200 bitcoins with a value total of $10 million. Why is this important? More countries are moving toward adopting a form of cryptocurrency. El Salvador will accept bitcoin for goods, services and for taxes. How will this be important? The El Salvador […]