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Last month, the US Department of Commerce released a report on the threat of botnets and what to do about it. I note that it explicitly said that the IoT makes the threat worse, and that the solutions are largely economic. The Departments determined that the opportunities and challenges in working toward dramatically reducing threats … Read More “Department of Commerce Report on the Botnet Threat” »
New US government report: “Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry.” It’s pretty scathing, but nothing in it will surprise regular readers of this blog. It’s worth reading the executive summary, and then skimming the recommendations. Recommendations are in six areas. The Task Force identified six high-level imperatives by which to organize its … Read More “Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Report” »
Pew Research just published their latest research data on Americans and their views on cybersecurity: This survey finds that a majority of Americans have directly experienced some form of data theft or fraud, that a sizeable share of the public thinks that their personal data have become less secure in recent years, and that many … Read More “Survey Data on Americans and Cybersecurity” »
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published “From Awareness to Action: A Cybersecurity Agenda for the 45th President” (press release here). There’s a lot I agree with — and some things I don’t — but these paragraphs struck me as particularly insightful: The Obama administration made significant progress but suffered from two conceptual … Read More “CSIS's Cybersecurity Agenda” »
Two days ago, the White House released a report on privacy: “Privacy in our Digital Lives: Protecting Individuals and Promoting Innovation.” The report summarizes things the administration has done, and lists future challenges: Areas for Further Attention Technology will pose new consumer privacy and security challenges. Emerging technology may simultaneously create new challenges and opportunities … Read More “New White House Privacy Report” »
A modern photocopier is basically a computer with a scanner and printer attached. This computer has a hard drive, and scans of images are regularly stored on that drive. This means that when a photocopier is thrown away, that hard drive is filled with pages that the machine copied over its lifetime. As you might … Read More “Photocopier Security” »