Cybersecurity – California Globe

Negligence by Design: How Microsoft Keeps Leaving the Back Door Open

September 28, 2025 3:00 amSeptember 28, 2025 3:01 am

Microsoft’s latest public shaming comes courtesy of an unlikely source, in Democratic Senator Ron Wyden, one of the few Dems who actually is paying attention to the current cyber mess. Wyden is demanding that the FTC launch an investigation into...

The Expiration of CISA 2015 Endangers Cybersecurity

August 29, 2025 12:18 pmAugust 29, 2025 12:18 pm

When the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) was signed into law, it represented an acknowledgment that cyber defense requires cooperation, not isolation. The principle was straightforward: companies and government agencies would share indicators of compromise, attack methods,...

Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Incompetence: Which Will Bring Armageddon?

May 29, 2025 2:30 amMay 29, 2025 2:31 am

The rise of artificial intelligence should have marked a new frontier in innovation, productivity, and security. Instead, it’s beginning to look more like the opening act of a high-tech cautionary tale. As AI advances in sophistication, it’s not ushering in...

With DOGE Cuts on CISA Budget Looming, Private Sector Must Step Up

April 17, 2025 3:01 pmApril 17, 2025 3:01 pm

Nowadays, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are caught in an endless cybersecurity “Squid Game,” where the rules keep changing, the stakes are life-or-death for their data, and no one’s offering a second chance. Except, instead of harmless childhood games and...

Is WW3 on the Horizon? Hacktivists, the Russia-Ukraine Conflict and X

March 14, 2025 7:28 amMarch 14, 2025 7:28 am

The world of geopolitics is already a minefield of diplomatic tightropes, military posturing, and economic chess games. Add hacktivism to the mix, and suddenly, it’s less a well-orchestrated game of global strategy and more like trying to defuse a bomb...

Trump Victory Should Return Much Needed Competency to American Cybersecurity

November 26, 2024 4:45 pmNovember 26, 2024 4:45 pm

As America winds down from 4 years of horrific mismanagment as the hands of the incompetent Biden administration, few issues stand as glaringly urgent as America’s cyber vulnerabilities. For President Donald Trump, who is returning to the Oval Office amid...

New CISA Plan and International Partnerships a Questionable Cyber Strategy

September 27, 2024 2:55 amSeptember 27, 2024 2:56 am

As the 2024 election looms, one thing is as inevitable as bad campaign ads and awkward debate quips: the government’s grandiose plans to fix things. Enter the latest darling of bureaucracy—the new cybersecurity strategy brought to you by none other...