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The CrowdStrike Outage and Market-Driven Brittleness

Schneier on Security

In information technology, brittleness also results from the fact that hundreds of companies, none of which you;ve heard of, each perform a small but essential role in keeping the internet running. This brittleness is a result of market incentives. This is often a result of globalization and consolidation, but not always.

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News Alert: Security Risk Advisors joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

The Last Watchdog

Security Risk Advisors (SRA) is a leading cybersecurity firm dedicated to providing comprehensive security solutions to businesses worldwide. Security Risk Advisors SCALR XDR is both a platform, built on Microsoft Azure and a 247 monitoring service with Microsoft Sentinel. Philadelphia, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., To learn more: [link].

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National Security Risks of Late-Stage Capitalism

Schneier on Security

The modern market economy, which aggressively rewards corporations for short-term profits and aggressive cost-cutting, is also part of the problem: Its incentive structure all but ensures that successful tech companies will end up selling insecure products and services. SolarWinds certainly seems to have underspent on security.

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News alert: Knocknoc raises seed funding to scale its just-in-time network access control technology

The Last Watchdog

The funding will support go-to-market, new staff, customer onboarding and product development. ” Knocknoc orchestrates network infrastructure to remove risk exposure by tying users’ network access to their SSO authentication status. . Sydney, Australia, Mar.

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AI Risks

Schneier on Security

Reading the headlines, one would hope that the rapid gains in AI technology have also brought forth a unifying realization of the risks—and the steps we need to take to mitigate them. Some are concerned about far-future risks that sound like science fiction. AI could destroy humanity or pose a risk on par with nukes.

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Chinese-Made LiDAR Systems a National Security Risk, Think Tank Says

Security Boulevard

China's growing presence in the global market for LiDAR, a remote sensing technology widely used in defense and commercial system, presents a national security risk for the United States, which already is dealing with intrusions into critical infrastructure networks by China-backed threat groups, according to a reporte.

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See No Risk, Hear No Warning, Speak No Breach: The Cybersecurity Trap for Small Businesses

Jane Frankland

Just like the three wise monkeys , some small business owners are unintentionally following a philosophy of see no risk, hear no warning, speak no threat when it comes to cybersecurity. Why Small Business Cybersecurity Matters More Than Ever In a supply chain world, your weakest link is someone elses risk exposure. Here’s how: 1.