Ubiquiti Accused of Lying to Help Stock Price - Security Boulevard

UI PR FAIL: Ubiquiti disclosed a breach in January, implying it was the fault of a “third party.” But this week, an insider says the company lied: “It was catastrophically worse,” said the anonymous source.

Oh what a tangled web … was allegedly woven. In today’s #SBBlogwatch at @SecurityBlvd, we #2FA our @LastPass: https://t.co/BZ5h9v3BEZ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 1, 2021

PHP backdoored via Git hack: It’s no joke, so don't be a fool - TechBeacon

PHP Group will close its doors. The foolish moral of the story: How much of your infrastructure is built on badly funded open-source projects?

Like many such projects, @official_PHP runs on a shoestring, yet it’s critical infrastructure around the world. In this week’s #SecurityBlogwatch at @TechBeaconCom, we’re never gonna give you up: https://t.co/dHnmf94EJF

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 1, 2021

SolarWinds Hack: U.S. Govt Failure is Deeply Worrying - Security Boulevard

Your Tax Dollars at Work: The U.S. government is doing a piss-poor job of protecting Americans from foreign hackers. That’s the eye-catching conclusion made by a pair of Associated Press scribblers this week.

So say secret sources within the government. In today’s #SBBlogwatch at @SecurityBlvd, we wonder what’s next: https://t.co/yhSShWodWn

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 30, 2021

Alan Turing, WWII Cryptanalyst and Computer Pioneer, on New £50 Note - Security Boulevard

FAQ: About $69. The new 50 pound #banknote honors #AlanTuring. Breaker of Nazi #encryption, a father of computing and #AI pioneer, he’s immortalized on the latest plastic frogskin for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland issues its own fiat currency).

He was crucial to the “#Ultra” work at @BletchleyPark—widely credited as shortening the war by literally years and saving the lives of millions. In today’s #SBBlogwatch at @SecurityBlvd, we look forward to spending it: https://t.co/0DbxcjgdH7

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 26, 2021

Dark patterns outlawed in Californian data-sale opt-outs - TechBeacon

California has added new regulations to the CCPA—the state’s Consumer Privacy Act. It now prohibits dark patterns that prevent users opting out of having their personal data sold.

But will the tweaked law work? Opinions are divided—and in #SecurityBlogwatch at @TechBeaconCom, that’s exactly how we like it: https://t.co/lvFcWhhiwQ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) March 25, 2021