cybersecurity

12 Jul

Ransomware Negotiator Licensing Standards Overdue

hightechz.net0 CommentsSecuritycrisis management, cybersecurity, professional standards, Ransomware, regulation

The Ransomware Negotiator Con: An Industry With Zero Guard Rails A Florida-based ransomware negotiator spent six years helping victims get shaken down by the very attackers he was paid to bargain with. His crime wasn't novel—a third negotiator has now been convicted for the same betrayal—but it exposes something we should have fixed years ago: there are no real barriers to entry, no licensing standards, and no way for companies under attack to know if their crisis negotiator is genuinely on their side or secretly working the other angle. This isn't about one bad actor. This is about an entire…

24 Jun

Federal cybersecurity credibility gap widens

hightechz.net0 CommentsSecuritycybersecurity, federal government, quantum computing, technology policy

Uncle Sam's Digital House Is on Fire—And He Can't Find the Hose The White House just ordered federal agencies to rip out quantum-vulnerable cryptography on an accelerated timeline. At the same time, federal workers can't delete an app the government itself installed on their phones. Let that sit for a moment. While Washington is demanding the private sector move faster on cybersecurity, it's struggling with basic device management. This isn't just embarrassing—it's a credibility crisis that undermines every tech regulation the administration wants to impose on Silicon Valley. We're looking at a government that can't manage its own digital infrastructure…