Mike McCormick
Kick Russia Out of SWIFT?
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a chorus of voices across the political spectrum demanded President Biden cut off Russia from the...
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Mike McCormick
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Elizabeth Holmes: Wake-Up Call for Shady Cybersecurity Vendors
This week’s guilty verdict for disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes sent reverberations through Silicon Valley, where “fake it till...
Mike McCormick
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Taliban’s Biometric Treasure Trove
The Taliban may now have access to massive databases of biometric data identifying Afghans who cooperated with the US military, voted in...
Mike McCormick
- May 19, 2021
- 4 min
Biden Swings for the Fences
In response to recent incidents such as the SolarWinds hack and Colonial Pipeline ransomware, President Biden signed a sweeping executive...
Mike McCormick
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Did Apple Slay Snoopy Apps?
Apple has finally released its controversial App Tracking Transparency privacy feature after months of delays, public threats from...
Mike McCormick
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Cybersecurity and the Capitol Riot
Numerous congressional IT assets were compromised during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. At least two members, including Nancy...
Mike McCormick
- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Popping Information Bubbles
News, opinion, and even science are increasingly exchanged within echo chambers that can distort objective facts. Emerging liberal and...
Mike McCormick
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Four Cybersecurity Leaders for Biden
Cybersecurity will be one of Joe Biden’s top priorities when he becomes US president. I believe this will become clear to him when he...
Mike McCormick
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
Racist AI
It’s not just us; many of our Artificial Intelligence systems are racist too. This is particularly true in cybersecurity and law...
Mike McCormick
- May 25, 2020
- 3 min
Domain Controllers: Protect Your Central Nervous System
When the NotPetya virus ravaged corporate networks worldwide, it was particularly devastating to global shipping company Maersk. Ports...
Mike McCormick
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Smartphone Contact Tracing
Apple and Google are releasing their jointly developed Covid-19 contact tracing feature (wisely renamed “exposure notification”). Soon...
Mike McCormick
- Apr 20, 2020
- 3 min
No Vaccine for Russian Disinformation
As Americans hunker down for a pandemic, conspiracy theories seem to spread faster than the virus: Covid-19 is caused by 5G networks....
Mike McCormick
- Jan 15, 2020
- 3 min
RIP Windows 7
If you or someone you know still has a PC running Windows 7, you may have screen this warning screen. It’s not quite the dreaded Blue...
Mike McCormick
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Iran Has Trained for Years for a Big US Cyberattack
I was on the front lines when Iran attacked American banks via the Internet. One by one, online banking services were knocked offline:...
Mike McCormick
- Dec 3, 2019
- 3 min
False Flags: Did Russia Frame Ukraine?
Thanks to news coverage of President Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Zelensky, Americans are learning about a conspiracy...
Mike McCormick
- Nov 11, 2019
- 3 min
Social Spies
I was eating lunch with the chief of security at a social network a few years ago. As we sat in his company’s sunny courtyard, young...
Mike McCormick
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
SIM Swap Insanity
SIM Swapping is in the news again, reminding us the US has let this madness continue while other countries took strong steps to stop it....
Mike McCormick
- Jul 21, 2019
- 3 min
Is FaceApp a Russian Spyware Trojan?
FaceApp is enjoying another viral moment fueled by celebrity selfies, while sparking dire warnings from security and privacy experts. Now...
Mike McCormick
- Jun 25, 2019
- 2 min
Time to Hang Up on Government Phone Snooping
Along with the rest of the USA Freedom Act, the Call Detail Records (CDR) program is set to expire on 12/15/2019. This is the infamous...
Mike McCormick
- Mar 26, 2019
- 2 min
Facebook's Belly Flop
After a whistle blower leaked the news to journalist Brian Krebs, who announced it on his blog, Facebook officially admitted that it has...