Tag Archives: data breach

“Do as I say, Not as I do”…General Services Administration (GSA) Exposes Personal Data

The infamous GSA, who in 2012, was identified for gross fraud, waste, and abuse, sent an email today disclosing to me, and every other company that has participated in Government contracting that the System for Award Management (SAM) system had … Continue reading

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Update on Blogging and New Articles in TransactionWorld

I want to apologize for not blogging as frequently.  My new job has me hopping at the moment and I am writing extensively for AT&T’s Networking Exchange Blog.  You can check out my blog posts at AT&T’s Networking Exchange Blog … Continue reading

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Chris Mark in Jan 2013 TransactionWorld: “Only Certainies are Death, Taxes, and PCI DSS.”

Chris Mark (this guy with two thumbs) is in the January 2013 edition of TransactionWorld Magazine.  You can read my article titled: “In 2013 the only certainties are Death, Taxes, and the PCI DSS” in which I opine about the … Continue reading

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“Why does the FBI have your UDID (and 12.4 million more)?” FBI Laptop Hacked…1 million Apple IDS posted online

*UPDATE* It was reported yesterday that the FBI laptop was not, in fact, the source of UUIDs that were hacked.  A company called Blue Toad revealed that it was the source of the stolen ids.  It’s not clear how the … Continue reading

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“Here I (we) go Again…”; GlobalCerts.net hacked

On this lovely Monday morning on the opening week of College Football (WAR EAGLE!)…I open with some classic Whitesnake and their awesome song from 1987: “Here I go Again”.  It seemed appropriate since here ‘we’ go again with another hack … Continue reading

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