AWS re:Invent 2021 is here again with its 10 year anniversary. And its super exciting as we are going to have in-person event again after 2019 where you will have a chance to attend live sessions, meet subject matter experts in person and attend some great networking events. For those who can’t go to Las Vegas in person, there is a virtual option as well. So if you have not done so, please register now…

There is a real need for “boots-on-the-ground” cybersecurity professionals, so why not tap into a pool of trained and motivated veterans? Image: iStock/Drazen Zigic There are numerous success stories on how veterans are able to transition into the private sector and flourish. One such story involves Sloane Menkes, the cybersecurity, risk and regulatory principal at PwC. Menkes’ military career started with the U.S. Air Force Academy. After graduating, she was commissioned as an information systems…

A hacker has taken responsibility for the compromise, saying they did it to highlight a vulnerability in the FBI’s system. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto The FBI is usually a key source that tries to help people combat cyberattacks and security threats. But in an unusual twist, the law enforcement agency has found itself the victim of an exploit. SEE: Security incident response policy (TechRepublic Premium) On Saturday, spam tracker Spamhaus tweeted that it had learned of…

A cyber-safety platform has found a humorous way to warn the American public how to spot a gift card scam ahead of the holiday season.  ScamSpotter.org has made a series of amusing videos in which some of the ridiculous storylines deployed by gift card scammers are played out by actors.  In one Hollywood blockbuster–style dramatization, a grandmother steals a helicopter and breaks into a jail in a foreign country to set her granddaughter free using gift…

An American journalist who was sentenced to prison in Myanmar for disseminating fake or incendiary information has been freed. Danny Fenster was arrested at Yangon Airport on May 24 in connection with his role as the managing editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar. On Friday, a court in military-ruled Myanmar found the 37-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, guilty of violating visa regulations, spreading false news or information that causes fear, and contacting illegal organizations. Despite calls from rights…