Someone in government listens? Brilliant!
It’s gratifying when advocacy efforts have an
impact. Last week, this blogger spent a good amount of time talking
with Kathleen Styles, Chief Privacy Officer of the U.S. Education
Department. We discussed the TheDarkOverlord
attacks on the education sector and I had urged
the Department to try to warn schools how to better protect
themselves.
I am pleased to see that they have now sent out
the following advisory (yes, even though they don’t link to any of
my reporting on this issue):
Cyber Advisory
– New Type of Cyber Extortion / Threat Attack
Note that despite what the cyber advisory
suggests, this threat is not confined to K12, as TheDarkOverlord’s
recent tweets suggest that they are also busy attacking institutions
of higher education.
For my Computer Security (and other) students.
… Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA
or two-step verification) is a security method that uses two
different ways to verify your identity. Instead of only entering a
password to log in, you’ll be asked to enter a code which is sent
via text message to your phone or generated via an app. This
verification helps make sure that only you can access your account.
We’ve previously pointed out several internet
services where you should enable 2FA. Today, let’s see which
social media platforms support it and how you can enable them.
Convergence. Soon, every tool will be able to do
everything.
Facebook’s
‘Order Food’ feature officially launches across the US
Facebook today
formally announced
its new feature that allows users to order food from local
restaurants using its app. Instead
of competing directly with other food ordering services,
Facebook is partnering
with several industry players on this effort, including EatStreet,
Delivery.com, DoorDash, ChowNow, Olo, Zuppler and Slice. It’s also
working with restaurant chains directly, like Jack in the Box, Five
Guys, Papa John’s, Wingstop, TGI Friday’s, Denny’s, El Pollo
Loco, Chipotle, Jimmy John’s and Panera.
Users can find the new option “Order Food” in
the Explore menu in the Facebook app, where you can then browse area
restaurants and click “Start Order” when you know what you want.
Perspective.
… the ride-hail app has increasingly shifted
its focus to the city’s other four boroughs, where frustration over
subway overcrowding and delays and fewer taxi options have made it
the ride of choice for many.
As a result, Uber
is booming in the other boroughs, with half of all Uber rides now
starting outside Manhattan — up from one-fourth just two years ago
— not including pickups at the city’s two airports in Queens.
The growth has been so explosive that it has helped produce a
milestone moment — for
the first time, more people are using Uber in New York than the
city’s fabled yellow cabs. In July, Uber recorded an
average of 289,000 rides each day compared with 277,000 taxi trips.
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