Security Ledger Editor in Chief Paul Roberts talks the news of the week including Robert “RSnake” Hansen on the Equifax data breach, Chris Sumner of Online Privacy Association on Facebook’s analysis of fake news operations and ASPertise: a consulting firm that specializes in hiring professionals with Aspergers and Autism spectrum disorders.
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Facebook: Russia’s Hand in Disinformation Campaign That Reached Millions
In-brief: Facebook said thousands of ads that ran on its site in 2015 and 2016 have links to Russian information operations. The ads were designed to foment discord around a range of issues.
South Carolina School District Does the Ransomware Two Step | Digital Guardian
One of the convenient fictions of ransomware attacks is that the cybercriminals who operate ransomware schemes have no interest in the data they’re encrypting – they just want to get paid. By this logic, ransomware attacks aren’t data breaches because the data isn’t exfiltrated or stolen – just encrypted and left where it is.And it’s a popular fiction, at that. The latest ransomware victim caught peddling this fiction is Dorchester County, South Carolina, where School District officials have acknowledged that 25 of 64 servers operated by the district were infected with ransomware. The infection prompted the district to pay $2,900 in ransom to have the data decrypted, according to a report by a local ABC News affiliate.“A thorough investigation determined this was a ransom request and there was no identity theft involved and no student or staff information had been accessed or compromised,” the District said in its statement. This, […]
McKinsey: CEOs need IoT Security Plan
In-brief: Fewer than one in five managers say their company is ready for the challenge of securing the Internet of Things, and global consulting firm McKinsey says that CEOs need to get a plan, fast.
Massachusetts on Front Lines (Again) in Battle for Right to Repair
In-brief: After legislation in five states stalled in the Spring, states like Massachusetts will be on the front line of renewed efforts to pass pro-consumer laws that create a “right to repair” for cell phones, medical devices and other software-driven products. At stake could be the right of consumers to control Internet of Things devices they purchase for use in their home, on their person or in their business.
