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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined big-name banks and brokerages a collective $1.8 billion over workers’ use of private texting apps to discuss work and for not always saving those messages. The fines include $1.1 billion assessed by the SEC and a $710 million fine from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The SEC investigation uncovered what the agency called “pervasive off-channel communications,” that were collected by the firms themselves from employee devices. The employees included senior and junior investment bankers and debt and equity traders.

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September 28, 2022 admin

Cloudflare Takes a Stab at a Captcha That Doesn’t Suck

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:05:42 +0000

The internet infrastructure company has an alternative tool to check whether you’re human—and it doesn’t force you to pick out buses in tiny boxes.

Security Wired

September 28, 2022 admin

This Chatbot Aims to Steer People Away From Child Abuse Material

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0000

Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?

ComputerWorld Independent

September 28, 2022 admin

How Ukraine’s MacPaw got its business ready for war

Vira Tkachenko, CTO at Ukraine software developer MacPaw, spoke remotely to Apple admins at Jamf’s JNUC event. A real-world example of a woman in a leadership position in tech, she explained how her company planned for business continuity during the war in Ukraine.

It’s an excellent lesson in crisis management and planning for any business leader. Here are some of the insights shared during her session.

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September 27, 2022 admin

How to Advocate for Data Privacy and Users’ Rights

Credit to Author: Omar L. Gallaga| Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here’s how to be an activist in your community and beyond.

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September 27, 2022 admin

The Dire Warnings in the Lapsus$ Hacker Joyride

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

The fun-loving cybercriminals blamed for breaches of Uber and Rockstar are exposing weaknesses in ways others aren’t.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 27, 2022 admin

Jamf touts big boost to enterprise security at JNUC

Jamf opened its annual JNUC event for Apple admins today with a slew of announcements focused on device management and security, a new Jamf Trust app, further information on its recently announced ZecOps deal and other updates likely to be of interest to Apple IT professionals.

The company also committed to supporting Microsoft Device Compliance on Macs later this year, with support for Google’s context-aware zero trust framework (BeyondCorp) on iOS devices in early 2023.

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September 26, 2022 admin

This Vote Could Change the Course of Internet History

Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

UN countries are preparing to pick a new head of the International Telecommunications Union. Who wins could shape the open web’s future.