Cloak and Dagger Software Inc

05/15/2015

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/how-to/technology/2015/05/technology-isnt-enough-for-tomorrows-security.html

Companies today face cyber attacks hourly or daily, and technology alone will not succeed in securing our hyper-connected world.

04/27/2015

In a move with broad ramifications, President Obama issued an executive order Wednesday that authorizes US government sanctions against individuals or entities engaged in "cyber-enabled" activities deemed harmful to American interests.

The executive order gives the Treasury Secretary targeted authority to seize property and to freeze assets belonging to people that are found engaged in such electronic attacks. It is targeted primarily at overseas actors operating out of countries that are unable or unwilling to take action against entities carrying out hacking from within their borders.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/0401/Obama-s-cyber-sanctions-order-adds-punch-to-fight-against-foreign-hackers-video

The president's executive order paves the way for economic action against criminal hackers and foreign entities that finance corporate spying operations.

04/27/2015

By Executive Order of the President of the United States.
Presidential Memorandum -- Establishment of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/25/presidential-memorandum-establishment-cyber-threat-intelligence-integrat

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE &nb

04/27/2015

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/strengthening-the-nations-defense-against-hackers/

Analysts say attacks on computer systems have become "terrifyingly normal business," requiring new ways to uncover weaknesses - and a new generation of cybersecurity experts

04/25/2015

Here we go again encrypt your data is a must. Read why,hackers now get to your cell. http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/04/24/experts-warn-new-iphone-threat-means-users-should-be-more-careful-with-wi-fi/

Experts say the hackers are getting in through a malicious Wi-Fi connection by creating a fake network that Apple devices connect to by default.

04/24/2015

Data Breach Notification
U.S. HOUSE. On April 15, 2015, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed HR 1770, 29-20, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, a bill which would preempt all state data breach notification laws. The bill would require companies to implement and maintain reasonable security measures to secure personal information. The Federal Trade Commission and state Attorneys General would be authorized to enforce the bill.

04/23/2015

If you're a California company, and your hacked by law you have to notify and have your corporate name published so say hello to the Attorney Generals office.. Ouch!
https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/list

California law requires a business or state agency to notify any California resident whose unencrypted personal information, as defined, was acquired, or reasonably believed to have been acquired, by an unauthorized person. (You can read the law here: California Civil Code s. 1798.29(a) for state ag…

04/22/2015

In The Wall Street Journal, Mitchell D. Silber and Daniel Garrie write about the threat of a large-scale cyberattack on infrastructure.

04/22/2015

If superior cybersecurity technologies exist, there is a responsibility beyond corporate profits or government compliance standards that must expedite their use.