Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, September 9, 2022
This episode features a discussion with Adobe’s director of enterprise security on planning and implementing a zero-trust a
More than 80% of Websites Guilty of Leaking User Search Terms
A recent study by Norton Labs shows that eight out of ten websites with a search bar will pass on their visitor’s search terms to online advertisers. To carry out the research, Norton Labs developed a crawler, which was able to scan what was happening on the top million websites while bypassing browsing disruption and […]
Microsoft Emergency Update Fixes Blocked Windows Logins
Microsoft has released a Windows 11 update to fix a problem that prevents customers from signing into newly added Microsoft Account Users after they have rebooted or logged out of systems. Microsoft was able to fix the problem via Known Issue Rollback (KIR). KIR is a Windows capability that reverses buggy Windows non-security fixes that were […]
Power Outage Averted in California After Emergency Text
On Tuesday, an emergency text message was sent to millions of Californians, urging them to “conserve energy now to protect public health and safety.” Known as the Flex Alert, the text message was crucial to preventing blackouts on one of the hottest days of the year, and the power outage now averted could have strained […]
Cloudflare Explains why it Blocked Access to Kiwi Farms
Cloudflare has blocked access to one of its controversial customers, Kiwi Farms, formerly known as CWCki Forums, an internet forum that facilitates discussion and harassment of online figures and communities. Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said the company was under pressure to sever ties with Kiwi Farms because of several human rights abuses and harassment allegations […]
Meta Dissolves its “Responsible Innovation Team”
Facebook’s parent company, Meta has announced the dissolution of its “Responsible Innovation Team, a group that deals with solving potential social harm caused by Facebook’s products and ensuring the products remain ethically correct. The team was recently disbanded, although the majority of its members will continue to work for the company in other teams. A […]
73% of Tech Firms use Skilled Freelancers to fill Talent Shortages
73% of technology companies have hired qualified freelancers or self-employed people to fill the space created by workers who have tendered their resignation. Although 11% plan to take this step soon, 42% admitted that freelancers or self-employed people make up more than a quarter of their total workforce, and 71% admitted that freelancers or self-employed […]
DevOps Posts a 5% Jump in Adoption in 2022
47% of respondents in a recent GitLab survey chose DevOps or DevSecOps as their preferred practice option, a 5% jump from 2021. The growing adoption benefits the software industry in general. 7 out of 10 DevOps teams are now continuously increasing code, 63% more than last year. At least 60% of developers are releasing code […]
White House Unveils Six Principles to Reform big Technology Platforms
In an effort to reform Big Tech platforms and promote bipartisan interest in Congress, the White House has published a set of six principles, entitled “Enhancing Competition and Tech Platform Accountability.” This will have implications for major U.S. technology companies such as Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon. The six principles include the promotion of competition […]
Twitter Agreed to pay whistleblower $7 Million in June
In June, Twitter agreed to pay about $7 million to its former security chief, Peiter Zatko, whose whistleblower allegations are included in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the company. Zatko, who is scheduled to meet with the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee on September 13 to discuss the allegations against Twitter, had agreed to a $7 million […]