mitch tanenbaum

Cybersecurity and privacy expert with over 30 years of experience

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

News bites: AI camera triggers $1,200 fine, NY signs first data center moratorium, Grok uploaded data like passwords, keys, Russia to launch Starlink competitor and fed's tool to catch non-citizen voters catches citizens. Details at https://t.co/mE1A8tGrGT

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

Your phone may contain all sorts of sensitive info. Another Circuit Court has ruled that Customs does not require any "reason" to search your phone as you cross the border. But you can protect your privacy. Contact us. Details at https://t.co/IYdk4aiNbV

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

The Supreme Court ruling in June that basically eliminated the concept of independent government agencies may have fatally killed data transfers between both the EU and UK and the US with no easy fix. We will watch this. Details at https://t.co/emJqC2LZtj

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

Europe is working on locking down the Internet. First, they used an arcane policy to allow big tech to scan all of your messages for stuff they don't like and now they are trying to ban kids under 13 from social media. Is this good? Or Not? Details at https://t.co/kcXStJf8wi

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

News bites: Meta data center contaminates water, Supremes let TX app store law go into effect, Meta paid workers to test rivals' security, is Flock next target for Supremes and Apple sues OpenAI. Details at https://t.co/qgKPtiuWrt

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

Microsoft is warning about the gigawiper malware. It is a nasty beast. Learn more at https://t.co/VVsGU7auqI

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

While the US is working hard to stop China from competing against us in AI, at best all it is doing is slowing them down a bit. Learn more at https://t.co/DZUJaTP4io

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

AI means two things. You can create very realistic fraudulent documents in minutes and it is very hard to validate that a document is real. Learn more at https://t.co/JFo2Ep9y7F

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

News bites: Hackers steal $75 mil in crypto last month, Apple's hide my email doesn't hide it, prepare for major patching pains as vendors increase patch release frequency and most security pros have been told to hide a breach. Details at https://t.co/FqjE5CTNGZ

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

Google has no way to set a spending cap on your Google cloud services account and says that even if your account is hacked, you are still liable. One dev racked up $11k in two days. Details at https://t.co/nFgbHfqlK2

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

If you are a federal government contractor, heads up - the times they are a changin' and if you don't change you might not be a fed contractor anymore. Details at https://t.co/O2MONvmMrg

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

The Supremes said that if cops want to get private companies to give them info on hundreds or thousands of people who happened to be somewhere at a particular time (AKA a Geofence Warrant) they need the approval of a judge. Not unreasonable. Details at https://t.co/eyNBaT68VH

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

This week's news bites: EU consumers rejecting American tech, possible miracle for DoD cleared facilities, Trump gets a 25% cut of zero, Fraudsters return counterfeit Apple hardware and FCC to strengthen protections for undersea cables. Details at https://t.co/dU977lIP1z

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

I predicted that the president's ban on Mythos was a gift to China. It only took 24 hours to prove me right. Learn why at https://t.co/kbuhXOPWfj

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

Trump's Quantum Executive Orders: A Bold Vision Built on Sand.

Which is unfortunate because it is a real problem in need of a real solution. See why I came to this conclusion at https://t.co/eFy2WKE1Im

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

News bites: FCC says Chinese routers are a security threat - well, not always, was Nancy Guthrie a wrench attack by proxy, why you must manage your vendors' security, cPanel 0-day being exploited and unpatchable Apple bug. Details at https://t.co/fUSDTKeVsl

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

The acting director this week of CISA says that we are not going to stop sophisticated adversaries so we need to be resilient. Are you resilient enough to meet your business needs? Details at https://t.co/r3F7k7Rhnb. Help from us.

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

China wants to build a national AI data center grid and is willing to spend close to a trillion dollars to get there. What is the US counter to this? Details at https://t.co/NbCZ3DPSqd

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

Regulators used to be asleep at the switch when it came to cyber. Not any more. An insurance company discovered the hard way. Not doing what the regulations require could cost millions, even if you cooperate after getting caught. Details at https://t.co/1p9kfjbi0g

[mitch tanenbaum @tanenbaum35]

EU turns to Russian alternative to MS Office, Twitter engineer fired for warning about Grok's safety, Senate votes to NOT create new cyber force, Feds shut down 2 deep fake porn sites, call it groundbreaking and FISA 702 lapses at midnight. Details at https://t.co/OUJp1dgDwb