The New Oil

I've got a broken combine harvester – but the manufacturer won't give me the software keyhttps://www.theregister.com/2021/07/27/right_to_repair_activists_welcome_policy_wins/ …

EFF Sues U.S. Postal Service For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Programhttps://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-us-postal-service-records-about-covert-social-media-spying-program …

Biden: Major cyber attack could lead to a 'real shooting war'https://www.zdnet.com/article/biden-major-cyber-attack-could-lead-to-a-real-shooting-war/ …

These cybercriminals built an elaborate online profile to fool their targets into downloading malwarehttps://www.zdnet.com/article/these-hackers-posed-as-an-aerobics-instructor-online-to-trick-their-targets-into-downloading-malware/ …

Enterprise data breach cost reached record high during COVID-19 pandemichttps://www.zdnet.com/article/enterprise-data-breach-cost-reached-record-high-during-covid-19-pandemic/ …

Microsoft Silently Dropping Emails – a Sad but True Story (2020)https://www.nerd-quickies.net/2020/10/20/microsoft-silently-dropping-emails-a-sad-but-true-story/ …

New AI tools aim to improve live-stream content moderationhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/new-ai-tools-aim-to-improve-live-stream-content-moderation/ …

We need more protection from government surveillance — not lesshttps://www.politico.eu/article/we-need-more-protection-government-surveillance-not-less/ …

LockBit ransomware now encrypts Windows domains using group policieshttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-now-encrypts-windows-domains-using-group-policies/ …

Former eBay supervisor sentenced to 18 months in prison for cyberstalking case targeting Natick couplehttps://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/27/metro/former-ebay-supervisor-faces-sentencing-cyberstalking-case-targeting-natick-couple/ …

UC San Diego Health discloses data breach after phishing attackhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uc-san-diego-health-discloses-data-breach-after-phishing-attack/ …

Average time to fix high severity vulnerabilities grows from 197 days to 246 days in 6 monthshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/average-time-to-fix-high-vulnerabilities-grows-from-197-days-to-246-days-in-6-months-report/ …

A Short History of Malware Protection in macOShttps://eclecticlight.co/2021/07/26/a-short-history-of-malware-protection-in-macos/ …

'Praying Mantis' threat actor targeting Windows internet-facing servers with malwarehttps://www.zdnet.com/article/praying-mantis-threat-actor-targeting-windows-internet-facing-servers-with-malware/ …

The Future of PrivacyToolshttps://blog.privacytools.io/the-future-of-privacytools/ …

A Controversial Tool Calls Out Thousands of Hackable Websiteshttps://www.wired.com/story/punkspider-web-site-vulnerabilities/ …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Hit By Data Breach – Information Leaked Onlinehttps://www.vpnranks.com/blog/tokyo-2020-olympics-hit-by-data-breach/ …

U.S. Policy Can Slow Down Russia-Based Ransomwarehttps://www.govtech.com/security/experts-u-s-policy-can-slow-down-russia-based-ransomware …

Instagram defaults users under 16 into private accountshttps://www.mobilemarketingreads.com/instagram-defaults-users-under-16-into-private-accounts/ …