Tag: security failures

  • Hacker News: FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security

    Source URL: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-takes-action-against-godaddy-alleged-lax-data-security-its-website-hosting-services Source: Hacker News Title: FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has mandated GoDaddy, a major web hosting company, to establish a robust information security program due to allegations of failing to protect its website…

  • Schneier on Security: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/biden-signs-new-cybersecurity-order.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Biden Signs New Cybersecurity Order Feedly Summary: President Biden has signed a new cybersecurity order. It has a bunch of provisions, most notably using the US governments procurement power to improve cybersecurity practices industry-wide. Some details: The core of the executive order is an array of mandates…

  • The Register: FCC to telcos: Did you know you must by law secure your networks from foreign spies?

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/17/fcc_telcos_calea/ Source: The Register Title: FCC to telcos: Did you know you must by law secure your networks from foreign spies? Feedly Summary: Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snooping Decades-old legislation requiring American telcos to lock down their systems to prevent foreign snoops from intercepting…

  • The Register: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/godaddy_ftc_order/ Source: The Register Title: GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’ Feedly Summary: Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools GoDaddy has failed to protect its web-hosting platform with even basic infosec tools and practices since 2018,…