The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today issued an interim rule on revised export controls pertaining to certain cybersecurity items and implementation of those controls. BIS requested comments addressing the impact of these controls on industry…
Following up on the July 28, 2021 cybersecurity memorandum by the President, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week the results of a review of resources and practices by DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the…
This weekend, we did a little 'housekeeping' and went through an old machine. We took a look at the Google Chrome browser and pulled up all the plugins. What to our surprise did we see on a VPN plug-in: A…
"If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance." former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty – June 2009Paul McNulty really did say it best. Many organizations feel that the cost of compliance is too great a burden to undertake and…
Imagine if you will, you have moved into a new house. It’s a nice house, and it has some nice things in it. Your things - along with windows and doors and locks. Now imagine you open your front door.…
The Pentagon issued the final standards under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) on Friday Jan 31, 2020. Version 1.0 marks the first step towards implementing the new cybersecurity standards into all Department of Defense contracts. The model, consisting of five levels of…
Xfinity Mobile deploys fix after weak PIN system fueled number-porting attacks. A bad security decision by Comcast on the company's mobile phone service made it easier for attackers to port victims' cell phone numbers to different carriers. Comcast in 2017…