CoinTelegraph.com reported that “A new legal advisory notice from the US Office of Government Ethics prohibits any employee who owns cryptocurrency from working on Federal crypto regulation.”  The July 7, 2022 article entitled “Crypto owners banned from working on US Government crypto policies” included these comments:

A new…

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BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “A Vietnamese man accused of orchestrating the largest non-fungible token rug pull to date faces prosecution in the United States for wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering.”  The July 1, 2022 article entitled “US DOJ Targets Baller Ape Rug Pull and Other Crypto Fraud” included…

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BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “That candidate for a remote software coding position may not actually exist, at least not as presented, the FBI says in a warning for tech companies to be on the lookout for deepfake applicants.”  The June 29, 2022 article entitled “FBI: Deepfake Fraudsters Applying for Remote…

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My good friend Judy Greenwald reported at BusinessInsurance.com that “Hijacking and information technology incidents reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights among covered entities and business associates have increased by 843% between 2015 and last year.”  The June 27, 2022 report entitled “Breaches…

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McKinsey.com has “now taken a deep dive into the potential of the metaverse, surveying more than 3,400 consumers and 450 senior leaders globally in its recent report, “Value Creation in the Metaverse,” launching this week at VivaTech in Paris.”  The June 15, 2022 report entitled “Meet the metaverse: Creating…

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Darkreading.com reported that “Even as the global cybersecurity skills gap continues to widen, many organizations still cling to the idea that if they hold out long enough, they will be able to find rock-star veterans to fill out their security team rosters.”  The June 16, 2022 article entitled “Are…

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Reuters.com reported that about a new proposed law Bill C-26 in Canada that “Canadian businesses operating in critical infrastructure sectors would be required to report cyber attacks to the federal government and would have to fortify their cyber systems.”  The June 6, 2022 report entitled “Canada wants companies to…

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