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Gizmodo is reporting that “thousands of files containing the personal information and expertise of Americans with classified and up to Top Secret security clearances have been exposed by an unsecured Amazon server, potentially for most of the year.”

“The files have been traced back to TigerSwan, a North Carolina-based private security firm. But in a statement on Saturday, TigerSwan implicated TalentPen, a third-party vendor apparently used by the firm to process new job applicants.”

This points to the need for strong third party vendor management. How is your vendor risk assessment program, and do your need a review to ensure compliance?

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1eIONR/:1+6vAnVj:5VHr_L2N/gizmodo.com/thousands-of-job-applicants-citing-top-secret-us-govern-1798733354

CNET has a good article on the DOJ going after Hurricane Harvey cyber criminals.

https://www.cnet.com/news/us-government-is-going-after-hurricane-harvey-cybercriminals/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Engadget is reporting that Time Warner Cable has had a major data breach.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/02/time-warner-cable-data-leak/

Bruce Schneier is reporting that Kaspersky Labs exposed a highly sophisticated set of hacking tools from Russia called WhiteBear.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/09/russian_hacking.html

I tried Vivaldi for 6 months to evaluate it. It is a beautiful browser, with extensive features and very easy to use. There is, however, one drawback, excessive power consumption. On my MacBook Pro, if I’m charging, and run Vivaldi, the Mac stops charging, the power light goes from orange to green, and the battery stays at the current level and will not charge. Maybe this is just my Mac, I don’t know, but I have to leave Vivaldi, and I’m sad about that.