A call for digital-privacy regulation 'with teeth' at the federal level

Credit to Author: scot.finnie@gmail.com| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0700

How did we get to the point where the tech industry is in the user-data business instead of the tech business?

Every day, Google collects data on billions of people worldwide, according to The Regulatory Review. The dodge that users gain some benefit from ad targeting is fallacy. For example, if Google’s search were decoupled from its advertising, there would be less chance for users to be misled by ignored search terms and seemingly hard-wired results.

There’s nothing beneficial to the user about Google’s sponsored search results. That’s also true of  the adjacent Google ads that follow you around from site to site.

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CVE-2024-21412: DarkGate Operators Exploit Microsoft Windows SmartScreen Bypass in Zero-Day Campaign

Credit to Author: Peter Girnus| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In addition to our Water Hydra APT zero day analysis, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) observed a DarkGate campaign which we discovered in mid-January 2024 where DarkGate operators exploited CVE-2024-21412.

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A Necessary Digital Odyssey of RPA and AI/ML at HUD

Credit to Author: David Chow| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Explore two RPA and AI/ML use cases at HUD during the operational challenges of the longest US Government shutdown, a rigid legacy IT environment, and complex federal regulations.

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Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:36:33 +0000

Apple and Microsoft recently released software updates to fix dozens of security holes in their operating systems. Microsoft today patched at least 60 vulnerabilities in its Windows OS. Meanwhile, Apple’s new macOS Sonoma addresses at least 68 security weaknesses, and its latest updates for iOS fixes two zero-day flaws.

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