A new blog post
[https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/updating-our-inactive-account-policies/]
by Google describes their new policy on dealing with inactive accounts – and
it’s an important read for anyone who doesn’t regularly login.

Google argues that overlooked accounts often don’t have two-factor
authentication enabled, or use old or reused passwords that may have been
compromised by cybercriminals.

In fact, Google claims that its own research has found that abandoned accounts
a

Three pieces of advice to startups serious about winning funding and support for their nascent companies: Articulate your key message clearly, have the founder speak, and don’t use a canned demo.

Hackers exposed the personal information of more than 237,000 current and former
federal government employees after they gained access to systems of the US
Department of Transportation (US DOT).

While we usually hear about data breaches at companies and private
organizations, the truth is that government institutions regularly come under
attack as well. Sometimes, hackers manage to get in and take important
information, and that’s exactly what happened with the DOT.

Governmental institutions g

The US government is offering a $10M reward for Russian national Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (30) charged for his role in ransomware attacks The US Justice Department charged Russian national Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (30), aka Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar, for his alleged role in multiple ransomware attacks. The DoJ unsealed two indictments charging the man […]

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposes to implement a Programmatic Agreement (PA), consistent with 36 CFR § 800.14(b), to fulfill NIST’s obligations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the NIST

Software is rarely a one-and-done proposition.
In fact, any application available today will likely need to be updated – or patched – to fix bugs, address vulnerabilities, and update key features at multiple points in the future.
With the typical enterprise relying on a multitude of applications, servers, and end-point devices in their day-to-day operations, the acquisition of a robust patch