To blockchain or not to blockchain; that is the question. The world of supply chain manufacturing has seen massive disruptions: two years of the COVID pandemic; geopolitical unrest; limited availability of raw materials; disruption of the transportation of goods; shortages of workers; plus increased theft and fraud. A…
Today is Thursday. Welcome to Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Subscribe here and view the full edition here. The results of the union election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Ala., facility were too close to call after an…
(TNS) — President Joe Biden has urged U.S. companies to “harden your cyber defenses immediately” amid a growing risk of Russian cyberattacks. For many, that won’t be easy.The war for talent has been well-telegraphed throughout the country, but it’s particularly acute in cybersecurity. And it’s only worsened as…
As we embark on the third year of the seemingly endless COVID pandemic, the top priority for most chief information officers (CIOs) will be to support their remote workforces. CIOs are migrating more infrastructure to cloud-based workloads, but this effort for digital transformation is especially hard on mid-sized…
The progress made in providing unemployment insurance has been extremely limited as almost all targets were missed since the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) was adopted in 2015 to protect unemployed workers. Social insurance includes unemployment insurance, which is one of the components of unemployment protection measures that…
See my previous post hereRecently applied for another role that was a mix of Cloud Security and AppSec (Senior) and was leetcoded. I tried to learn from my previous interview… they said no Leetcode, I said “Cool let’s do this”. I show up to the interview and the…
In a world increasingly rocked by cyber threats, ransomware is one of the most prolific. Stories about the Colonial Pipeline attack and strikes against JBS have earned massive news coverage. No business is “too small,” thanks to a rise in cyberattack automation. What happens, then, when ransomware strikes…
Recently, Partnership HealthPlan of California (“PHC”) announced a data security incident arising after the organization discovered “anomalous activity on certain computer systems within its network.” While PHC has not yet determined if any member data was compromised as a result of the cyberattack, the group claiming responsibility for…
OPINION By Barry Cook | Apr 1st 2022 | 3 min read No doubt, growing awareness of data privacy has enhanced how people take care of their personal information. But there are times when we tend to drop our guard, and mostly when we are anxious. For instance,…
Recently, Law Enforcement Health Benefits Inc. (“LEHB”) confirmed that the organization was the target of a ransomware account, which compromised the personal information of as many as 85,282 current and former members. If you received a data breach notification, it is essential you understand what is at risk.…
