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US Federal Judge Upholds Automakers' Right to Record Texts, Call Logs

SecureWorld News

The automakers argued that their practice was necessary to provide certain features and services, such as hands-free calling and texting, and that customers had consented to the data collection by agreeing to the terms of service when they purchased their vehicles. For the auto manufacturers involved, this is a significant victory.

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LLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear

Schneier on Security

Where possible, favor openness and transparency over aggressive data collection or restrictions which erode civil liberties. Seek security policies and technologies that enhance society broadly rather than benefit special interests. Privacy Rights – Pervasive monitoring and data collection erode privacy rights and dignity.

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Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. Driven by the need to secure themselves against increasing threats, organizations (both manufacturers and IoT consumers) realize that they need better built-in security. Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT.

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies. Even so, these examples illustrate an important point: there's no escaping the technology of inevitable surveillance. Our enemies do it.

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Microsoft to Add Dedicated AI Copilot Button on Windows PCs

SecureWorld News

Microsoft has said it is committed to making technology more accessible and user-friendly. Leading experts in AI and technology have expressed their views on this groundbreaking development. John Reynolds, a technology journalist, adds: "This move by Microsoft is a game-changer. What are the experts saying?

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Raspberry Robin operators are selling initial access to compromised enterprise networks to ransomware gangs

Security Affairs

Data collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint shows that nearly 3,000 devices in almost 1,000 organizations have seen at least one RaspberryRobin payload-related alert in the last 30 days. DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm.

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GUEST ESSAY: 5 security steps all companies should adopt from the Intelligence Community

The Last Watchdog

And, in doing so, the IC has developed an effective set of data handling and cybersecurity best practices. Businesses at large would do well to model their data collection and security processes after what the IC refers to as the “intelligence cycle.” Related video: Using the NIST framework as a starting point.