China Silently Hacked Gov’t and Defense for a Year or More - Security Boulevard

These Things Come In Threes:After the Russian SolarWinds hack and the Chinese Exchange débâcle, here’s the third shoe to drop. And again it’s China being fingered by researchers.

Evidence shows the hackers breaking in 10 MONTHS ago, with indications that they’ve been around for some time before that.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch at @SecurityBlvd, we can see where this is going: https://t.co/amquujOF7l

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 23, 2021

Google FLoC is a flop? Not so fast - TechBeacon

Third-party #cookies will soon go away, because people are fed up with being tracked. That’s bad news for advertisers, unless there’s something to replace them.

But #privacy wonks hate it. And so do most other #browser makers.

In this week’s #SecurityBlogwatch at @TechBeaconCom, we munch on a tasty lettuce leaf: https://t.co/kFMC648LEv

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 22, 2021

Wait, What? Nvidia/ARM Sale on Hold—for Security Reasons - Security Boulevard

Nvidia to Stay ARMless? The United Kingdom is investigating the proposed “merger” of ARM and Nvidia. Her Majesty’s government says it’s worried that there are national security implications.

Yes, but is there really a #security question? Or is that a convenient excuse to slam on the brakes?

In today’s #SBBlogwatch at @SecurityBlvd, we avoid weak jokes about fish and chips: https://t.co/Z1z3NuApnm

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 20, 2021

STOP: Opt out of phone numbers as authentication tokens - TechBeacon

It’s a numbers game: This week brings yet more examples of poor design. Specifically: Two apps trusting phone numbers without properly authenticating the actual user.

Watch out—these things come in threes. In this week’s #SecurityBlogwatch at @TechBeaconCom, we got the 411 (ask your parents): https://t.co/XUcOlw8rer

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 15, 2021

YT$AW: FBI Cleans Up Exchange Servers, NSA Tips Microsoft 4 More Bugs - Security Boulevard

Feds Fix Fails Your tax dollars at work: The FBI and NSA have been helping fix the mess caused by the recent Microsoft Exchange hacking, and trying to prevent a further round of it.

“We’re from the government, and we’re here to help.” In today’s #SBBlogwatch at @SecurityBlvd, we’re careful what we wish for: https://t.co/0Oh8fWXdLe

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) April 14, 2021