Christopher Burgess

The Klaxon Sounds on Ring’s Privacy, Trust Issues

For a video security service that has found its way into millions of homes, privacy and trust are the keystones…

10 months ago

Low-Intensity Conflict: Cyber, Iran’s Next Move

Iran's next move could be one of low-intensity conflict that could have a big impact on our cyber infrastructures The…

11 months ago

First Amendment Fight: Twitter Threat Ends in Conviction

First amendment rights in the United States only go so far. Shout “fire” in a crowded room for thrills or…

12 months ago

Saudi Arabia Pays Twitter Insiders $300K for Account Info

In the world of espionage, the nation-state is always looking for insiders with access to desired information, and the Kingdom…

1 year ago

FTC Holds Companies Accountable for Online Lead Generators

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped the $30 million hammer on Career Education Corporation (CEC) for using leads obtained from…

1 year ago

Service Members Targeted in Identity Fraud Scheme

Five individuals were indicted for the reprehensible crime of defrauding U.S. military veterans and current service members of their benefits.…

1 year ago

Former Google-Waymo Engineer Levandowski Charged With IP Theft

Some 18 months after Uber cleared the air with Waymo (an Alphabet/Google company) via a civil settlement then worth $245…

1 year ago

Commerce Bureau Pegs More National Security Risks

The Department of Commerce's U.S. Bureau of Industry and Commerce (BIC) has added 17 organizations from 11 countries to its…

1 year ago

Chinese Accounts Punted Off Twitter, Facebook for Dissing Hong Kong

Influence operations are not limited to Russia, as evidenced by the Chinese efforts to cast the Hong Kong protests as…

1 year ago

FBI Orders Up Social Media Monitoring Tool

In an interesting turn of events—and no doubt tangentially connected—the FBI and the White House are contemporaneously calling for the…

1 year ago