Month: March 2020

Preparing For Thieves: Keeping Unoccupied Stores Safe from Burglaries or Looting in the Time of the Coronavirus

Because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, millions of Americans have been asked to stay in their houses until further notice. Our new national focus on hygiene and hibernation means that we’re mostly home, save for only necessary trips to the grocery store, the pharmacy, or for medical appointments. While it’s hard to define being quarantined…


Patching Poses Security Problems with Move to More Remote Work

Security teams were not ready for the wholesale move to remote work and the sudden expansion of the attack surface area, experts say. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Relax, breaking a website’s fine-print doesn’t make you a criminal hacker, says judge in US cyber-law legal row

If you ignore the T&Cs to probe a site’s algorithms, don’t expect the Feds to swoop in using the dreaded CFAA Netizens probing websites’ algorithms for bias and discrimination, against the sites’ terms and conditions, can breathe a small sigh of relief. A US federal court has ruled it’s not a criminal offense to flout…


Zoom Scrutinized As Security Woes Mount

The New York Attorney General has inquired about Zoom’s data security strategy, as the conferencing platform comes under heavy scrutiny for its privacy policies. …read more Source:: Threatpost


SiriusXM is Free Through May 15 To Help With Coronavirus Isolation Boredom

Satellite radio giant SiriusXM announced today it’s made its 300-plus channel streaming service available for free in North America starting today through May 15. of this story at Slashdot. …read more Source:: Slashdot


Sunday: Australia is shocked UK would consider tracking mobile data to beat pandemic. Monday: Australia to deploy drone intimidation squads

Bloody poms are full of great ideas Australian prime minister Scott Morrison may have to eat his words on how to limit the spread of coronavirus after the country’s westernmost state announced “extreme and draconian” measures all of its own.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Trump Won the Internet. Democrats Are Scrambling to Take It Back.

In the era of big data, memes and disinformation, the Democrats are trying to regain their digital edge as the president and his loyalists dictate the terms of debate. From a report: The deceptively edited video that purported to show Joseph R. Biden Jr. endorsing President Trump’s re-election bounced relentlessly around the internet, falsely painting…


NASA’s Perseverance rover is carrying an inspiring coded message to Mars – CNET

Too bad there aren’t any aliens there to read it. …read more Source:: CNet


Coronavirus forces GM to delay updates to trucks, SUVs and sports cars – Roadshow

The Silverado, Sierra, Camaro and Corvette are among models that won’t see updates until the 2021 calendar year. …read more Source:: CNet


Marriott discloses new data breach impacting 5.2 million guests – CNET

The hotel group is sending emails to guests involved. …read more Source:: CNet