Bryce Austin

#CIO #CISO. CEO of TCE Strategy. Technology and #cybersecurity advisor. Professional speaker and #author of "Secure Enough? 20 Questions on Cybersecurity".

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The lawsuit cites several examples of Netflix leadership asserting that the company does not collect and share user data with advertisers even as the company has long used 'intentional engineering to track and log users’ viewing habits, preferences..." https://t.co/lljTf1O1CN

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The reach was artificial, but the reactions were often authentic. In that respect, the model the Pentagon contractors appear to be using now is more akin to a media-buy strategy: distributing state-funded journalism-like content through the same ad... https://t.co/42XbQyxem5

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The Computer Misuse Act was drafted before the rise of cloud computing, ransomware gangs, cryptocurrency laundering and the modern cybersecurity industry. Researchers and industry groups have argued for years that the law’s broad unauthorized-access... https://t.co/3vbkG4rbLH

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The charges carried a maximum of five years in prison for the computer intrusion count, followed by a mandatory consecutive two-year term for the identity theft count, a fine of $250,000, and three years' supervised release." https://t.co/w8IoM5Y5Xj

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The researchers with Calif, a Palo Alto-based security research company, say the software they wrote links together two bugs and a handful of techniques to corrupt the Mac’s memory and then gain access to parts of the device that should be inaccessible." https://t.co/dOmzNnMC6l

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

Microsoft has a tremendous amount of control over how vulnerabilities in their products are disclosed. Offer more money as bug bounties. Be easier to work with. There are levers to pull here. https://t.co/Ii0FP4wt3f

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

Macs need antivirus too. Yes. Really. https://t.co/o6QXhLxEMy

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

Are you one of the last 6 million people that took a #Carnivalcruise? You just got #hacked. The #ShinyHunters cybercriminal gang is the same one that did a recent 1-2 punch to Canvas. #cybersecuritynews #databreach https://t.co/SFtSb0VaqG

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

Not good news. "Similarly, the new IBB cash prize for a critical vulnerability is $2,257, compared to the previous $9,250 reward. High-severity bugs now fetch $1,009, while they used to earn a $4,429 payout. And low-severity bugs earn researchers $68..." https://t.co/8qMfoIcUkE

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The sanctioned entity had been created two weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and facilitated disinformation, interference, and disruptive cyberattacks against members of the EU." https://t.co/ycoeJbiCw9

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

I'm a fan of this technology. It's going to be a rough few years, but long-term I think it will level the playing field for those of us that aren't hoarding zero-days for offensive purposes. https://t.co/T3sVxeJn3I

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The long list of modifications and new requirements contained in the proposed rule - if finalized - are the most seismic changes made since the HIPAA Security Rule was finalized nearly a quarter-century ago. Among the changes, the proposal would..." https://t.co/3rE4IAHRkN

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"The exposed CISA credentials represent a textbook example of poor security hygiene, noting that the commit logs in the offending GitHub account show that the CISA administrator disabled the default setting in GitHub that blocks users from publishing..." https://t.co/epfqmOoWPU

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

I'm always grateful to partner with Ian Russell & the NBC KARE11 team on cybersecurity news stories. This story covers the Delano school district ransomware attack that closed school on May 20th. Very happy that school is back in session today (May 21st). https://t.co/RYF2KrCdY2

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

Thank you to Conor Wight and the CBS WCCO news team for the opportunity to work with them on the story of the Delano school district suffering a ransomware attack. I'm thrilled that school is back in session today (May 21st). #cybersecuritynews https://t.co/BNw839d1Ef

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

I'm a fan of this technology. It's going to be a rough few years, but long term I think it will level the playing field for those of us that aren't hoarding zero-days for offensive purposes. https://t.co/T3sVxeJn3I

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"Williams, 39 years old and the father of two young children, pleaded guilty last year to stealing eight trade secrets from his employer and selling them individually to a Russian zero-day broker under agreements that would have paid him around $4M..." https://t.co/09euDHSZXK

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

I'm a big fan of Chanhassen Dinner Theater and hope that their #cyberattack is resolved quickly. https://t.co/Wtn9GPjha8

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

Hats off to the Dutch police - this is awesome! "The police said it received more than 500 tips from the public after it unblurred the faces. Its website was viewed more than 2M times, and its campaign images were seen nearly 90M times on social media." https://t.co/hjrgnKQPhp

[Bryce Austin @brycea]

"Reports state that the system had been in use for 19 years and that its parameters were apparently not rotated during that time, allowing the hacker to bypass seven verification layers." https://t.co/TAkdN8v5AD