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Richi Jennings is a foolish independent industry analyst, editor, and content strategist. A former developer and marketer, he’s also written or edited for Computerworld, Microsoft, Cisco, Micro Focus, HashiCorp, Ferris Research, Osterman Research, Orthogonal Thinking, Native Trust, Elgan Media, Petri, Cyren, Agari, Webroot, HP, HPE, NetApp on Forbes and CIO.com. Bizarrely, his ridiculous work has even won awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, ABM/Jesse H. Neal, and B2B Magazine.

‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed

‘Predator’ — Nasty Android Spyware Revealed

| | android spyware, Cisco Talos, Cytrox, Intellexa, iOS spyware, nation-state, SB Blogwatch, spyware, Talos
Intellexa mercenary spyware chains five unpatched bugs—plus ‘Alien’ technology ... Read More
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COSMICENERGY: ‘Russian’ Threat to Power Grids ICS/OT

COSMICENERGY: ‘Russian’ Threat to Power Grids ICS/OT

| | COSMICENERGY, electric grid, electrical grid, Electrical grids, energy grid, grid cyber attack, ICS, IEC 60870-5-104, IEC-104, INCONTROLLER, Industroyer, Industroyer2, Malware, OT, power grid, Power-Grid Security, Red Team, Red team exercises, red team operations, red team testing, Red Teaming, Red Teams, red-team-tools, redteam, Russia, Russia Exodus, Russia power grid, Russia-Ukraine, russia-ukraine conflict, Russia's War on Ukraine, russian, Russian Cyber War, SB Blogwatch, Solar Polygon, triton, TRITON ICS malware, Triton malware
Shouty name—dangerous game. Red-team tool ripe for misuse ... Read More
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‘BrutePrint’ Unlocks Android Phones — Chinese Researchers

‘BrutePrint’ Unlocks Android Phones — Chinese Researchers

| | android, Authentication, authentication bypass, biometric, biometric authentication, biometric security, biometrics authentication, Biometrics-Based Authentication, BrutePrint, fingerprint, Fingerprint Scanners, fingerprint scanning, fingerprint sensors, fingerprints, iot, Man In The Middle, man in the middle attack, man in the middle attacks, mitm, MitM Attack, mitm attacks, SB Blogwatch, Trusted Execution Environment
Or, at least, OLDER phones: SPI/TEE MITM FAIL ... Read More
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Facebook Fined $1.3B — Zuckerberg Furious in GDPR Fight

Facebook Fined $1.3B — Zuckerberg Furious in GDPR Fight

| | Data Privacy, EEA, eu, EU GDPR, EU Privacy Shield, EU-US Privacy Shield, Europe, Europe Regulation, European Compliance, European Court of Human Rights, European Digital Rights, European Union, European Union (EU), facebook, Facebook data, facebook fine, GDPR, GDPR compliance, gdpr eu, GDPR fine, GDPR violations, Meta, Privacy, Privacy Shield, safe harbor, Schrems, Schrems II, Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
GDPR Move for Mark’s Money: No legal way to move Europeans’ data to the US since 2015. Cloud industry better take note ... Read More
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Google Chrome 3rd Party Cookies Crumbling — Finally!

Google Chrome 3rd Party Cookies Crumbling — Finally!

| | Chrome, cookie, cookies, FLoC, google, omnomnomnomnomnomcookie, Privacy, Privacy Sandbox, SB Blogwatch, Topics, tracking cookies
Om Nom Nom Nom Nom: Privacy Sandbox inching towards reality. But concerns remain ... Read More
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TSA Facial Recognition Pilot Flies Solo at U.S. Airports

TSA Facial Recognition Pilot Flies Solo at U.S. Airports

| | airport, Airports, biometric, biometric data, Biometric Data Abuse, biometric data protection, biometric security, biometrics, digital biometrics, face recognition, Face verification, facial recognition, facial recognition technology, passport, Passports, Privacy, REAL ID, SB Blogwatch, tsa
Your Tinfoil Hat is Under Your Seat: Prepare to have your face scanned at airport security. Are the privacy concerns justified? ... Read More
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Knives Out for TikTok as Journo Reveals her Spy Story

Knives Out for TikTok as Journo Reveals her Spy Story

| | Bytedance, Cristina Criddle, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, spyware, TikTok
Clock Ticking for U.S. Ban: FT’s Cristina Criddle claims ByteDance spied on her—because she wrote damaging stories about TikTok ... Read More
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Dallas Reels from Royal Ransomware Raid

Dallas Reels from Royal Ransomware Raid

| | Conti, Dallas, Dallas Police, Ransomware, Royal Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, Zeon Ransomware
Royal, née Zeon, born of Conti: Police, 911, courts and other city services staggering to recover ... Read More
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New Apple ‘Rapid’ Update is Slow, Messy FAIL

New Apple ‘Rapid’ Update is Slow, Messy FAIL

| | Apple, Apple iOS, apple security update, ios, iPhone, macos, patch, Rapid Security Response, RSR, SB Blogwatch
PATCH NOW! Oh, wait, you can’t: “You are no longer connected to the internet,” it sneers ... Read More
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Rust in Windows — it’s Official — Safe and Fast

Rust in Windows — it’s Official — Safe and Fast

| | David Weston, memory safe, memory safe language, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, rust, SB Blogwatch, Windows
40-year-old code: Starting with ancient, vulnerable legacy, Redmond team is rewriting chunks in the trendy secure language ... Read More
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