Securitytoday.com estimated that there were more than 26.22 billion IoT on January 1, 2020 so you should consider Darkreading’s report that “Whether for business or pleasure, you’re on your own once you walk into the house with a new Internet of Things [IoT] device.”  The July 2, 2020 report…

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HelpNetSecurity reported that in “…the wake of COVID-19, health delivery organizations (HDOs) have quickly increased their utilization of telehealth capabilities (i.e., remote patient monitoring (RPM) and telemedicine) to treat patients in their homes.”  The June 22, 2020 report entitled “Privacy and security concerns related to patient data in…

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AARP reported that “BEC attacks targeted more than 30,700 organizations in the first quarter of 2020, according to security company Symantec. The FBI says fraudsters are exploiting disruptions in business operations caused by the coronavirus outbreak to perpetrate new variations on the scam, in some cases hijacking Paycheck Protection Program…

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release that stated that in the past month “Fifteen defendants have pleaded guilty to-date for their roles in a transnational and multi-million dollar scheme to defraud American victims through online auction fraud.”  The June 11, 2020 press release entitled “…

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released “more state-level information available to the public about the complaints it receives from consumers related to COVID-19, with reports about online shopping problems topping the list of complaints in most states.”  The June 11, 2020 news release entitled “FTC Makes More State-Level…

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HelpNetSecurity.com reported that “Phishers are impersonating companies’ IT support team and sending fake VPN configuration change notifications in the hopes that remote employees may be tricked into providing their Office 365 login credentials.”  The June 4, 2020 report entitled “Office 365 users: Beware of fake company emails delivering…

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Net Neutrality may be back on the table since Pew Research reported that “As most schools around the nation have closed and classes and assignments have shifted online, some policymakers have raised concerns about how less digitally connected students will fare in this new learning environment.”  The April 30, 2020…

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The Sloan Review at MIT reported that “Before COVID-19, most people had some degree of apprehension about robots and artificial intelligence…Those worries appear to have been set aside since the onset of the pandemic as AI-infused technologies have been employed to mitigate the spread of the virus.”  The May 12, …

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My good friend Kevin Christ (at Concentre Group) is the co-author of the CIO article that started out “Offshore service providers are grappling with COVID-19’s impacts, limiting their ability to meet obligations.” The May 6, 2020 article entitled “A 7-point blueprint for assessing your offshore IT risk exposure…

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