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Security News Update for August 10, 2025
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Risks Around Open Source Software
Everyone uses it. Including me. But free doesn’t mean bug free and it also doesn’t mean malware free, as Amazon recently learned. Learn more.
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Two More False Claims Act Settlements – With a Twist
Rumor has it that the government is working on a hundred of these cases or more, so if you think security requirements are going away, that does not appear to be true. In one of the settlements, the company turned themselves in and the government fined their investor as well as them. The fine was…
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Do You Know What a Quishing Attack is? Hackers Do!
Quishing is the act of using malicious QR codes to launch a cyber attack and, apparently, it is very popular. So popular the FBI and the FTC are sending out alerts. Why is it popular? Listen and find out.
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CMMC | Compliance | DIB | DoD | IT Infrastructure | Legal | Privacy | Security News Update
Security News Update for August 3, 2025
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Security News Update for July 27, 2025
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Cryptocurrency is Ripe for Cyberattacks
Cryptocurrency is basically a very sophisticated IT infrastructure. One that is not regulated very much and one which can have devastating financial impact to people if it is compromised. And it is being compromised daily. Don’t bring a spoon to a fork fight – learn what some of the risks are so you can better…
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Using Voice to Authenticate You is Risky
The CEO of OpenAI is echoing what I have been saying for years and that is that using your voice to authenticate you, for example for access to your bank account, is risky and that shortly any OpenAI customer will be able to spoof that, maybe for $20 a month. Learn more at the links.
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Managing Supply Chain Risk for Defense Contractors Under CMMC
If you are a defense contractor you likely will have to comply with CMMC. In fact, likely, you already have to comply with the core of CMMC, which is DFARS 252.204-7012. That DFARS has a mandatory “flow down” requirement, meaning that if you share CUI with your subs, they have to be compliant also. Are…
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CMMC | Compliance | DIB | DoD | IT Infrastructure | Legal | Privacy | Security News Update
Security News Update for July 20, 2025
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