Mike McCormickFeb 262 minKick 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...
Mike McCormickJan 62 minElizabeth Holmes: Wake-Up Call for Shady Cybersecurity VendorsThis week’s guilty verdict for disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes sent reverberations through Silicon Valley, where “fake it till...
Mike McCormickSep 7, 20213 minTaliban’s Biometric Treasure TroveThe Taliban may now have access to massive databases of biometric data identifying Afghans who cooperated with the US military, voted in...
Mike McCormickMay 19, 20214 minBiden Swings for the FencesIn response to recent incidents such as the SolarWinds hack and Colonial Pipeline ransomware, President Biden signed a sweeping executive...
Mike McCormickMay 3, 20213 minDid Apple Slay Snoopy Apps?Apple has finally released its controversial App Tracking Transparency privacy feature after months of delays, public threats from...
Mike McCormickJan 11, 20213 minCybersecurity and the Capitol RiotNumerous congressional IT assets were compromised during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. At least two members, including Nancy...
Mike McCormickDec 22, 20203 minPopping Information BubblesNews, opinion, and even science are increasingly exchanged within echo chambers that can distort objective facts. Emerging liberal and...
Mike McCormickNov 16, 20203 minFour Cybersecurity Leaders for BidenCybersecurity 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 McCormickJun 22, 20202 minRacist AIIt’s not just us; many of our Artificial Intelligence systems are racist too. This is particularly true in cybersecurity and law...
Mike McCormickMay 25, 20203 minDomain Controllers: Protect Your Central Nervous SystemWhen the NotPetya virus ravaged corporate networks worldwide, it was particularly devastating to global shipping company Maersk. Ports...
Mike McCormickMay 12, 20203 minSmartphone Contact TracingApple and Google are releasing their jointly developed Covid-19 contact tracing feature (wisely renamed “exposure notification”). Soon...
Mike McCormickApr 20, 20203 minNo Vaccine for Russian DisinformationAs Americans hunker down for a pandemic, conspiracy theories seem to spread faster than the virus: Covid-19 is caused by 5G networks....
Mike McCormickJan 15, 20203 minRIP Windows 7If 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 McCormickJan 7, 20202 minIran Has Trained for Years for a Big US CyberattackI was on the front lines when Iran attacked American banks via the Internet. One by one, online banking services were knocked offline:...
Mike McCormickDec 3, 20193 minFalse 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 McCormickNov 11, 20193 minSocial SpiesI 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 McCormickOct 15, 20193 minSIM Swap InsanitySIM 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 McCormickJul 21, 20193 minIs 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 McCormickJun 25, 20192 minTime to Hang Up on Government Phone SnoopingAlong 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 McCormickMar 26, 20192 minFacebook's Belly FlopAfter a whistle blower leaked the news to journalist Brian Krebs, who announced it on his blog, Facebook officially admitted that it has...