Another #unitedairlines debacle. United Airlines has to delay our flight because there’s no captain. Saying I’m sorry doesn’t feel sufficient for a 152 minute delay.

Another United Airlines delay out of #EWR. This time a mysterious maintenance issue and as usual United Airlines provides no details leaving everyone guessing.

Helping a buddy make his estimated tax payment I see this on IRS Direct pay. Seriously IRS?! You chose the submission deadline to run planned outages?! This is a prime example of how inefficient the IRS is. So damn infuriating!

WSJ says the Equifax spyware incident this week was related to an expired domain on their site that some crook reg'd wsj.com/articles/equif…

Severe flaw in WPA2 protocol leaves Wi-Fi traffic open to eavesdropping - Ars Technica twib.in/l/bdBKxnR6ga8d via Sean Harris

Terrific story by Andy Greenberg at Wired on Google's new advanced protection for Gmail and other Google properties wired.com/story/google-a…

Enjoyed presenting with Sean Curran West Monroe about the importance of cyber security during the M&A process at #OperatingPartnersNY

The Reports Are In: #AI and #Robots Will Significantly Threaten #Jobs in 5 Years futurism.com/reports-ai-rob… via Futurism #robotics #ML

Fast Company has a good, in-depth story on Equifax's booming business of sellling your salary data fastcompany.com/40485634/equif…

Coinbase down

Here's the updated version of the guide I created for cryptocurrency security. As always, assess your own risks and choose the level of security you are comfortable with. Please share this resource with your friends and family!

We’re disappointed in the decision to gut #NetNeutrality protections that ushered in an unprecedented era of innovation, creativity & civic engagement. This is the beginning of a longer legal battle. Netflix stands w/ innovators, large & small, to oppose this misguided FCC order.

Target, Home Depot, Michaels...long gone are the days of big box megabreaches. These days, organized cybercrooks are feasting at a long, seemingly never-ending buffet of card breaches at small to mid-sized merchants krebsonsecurity.com/2017/12/4-year…

EC issues GDPR guidance l ow.ly/peEM30i2Y4R Data Privacy Day

We have officially gone from "Bitcoin is a fraud" to "cryptocurrencies could potentially have a role in diversifying one’s global bond and equity portfolio" zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-1…

Chase.com glitch exposed some customer account data krebsonsecurity.com/2018/02/chase-… Chase has acknowledged the incident, saying it was caused by an internal “glitch” Wednesday evening that did not involve any kind of hacking attempt or cyber attack.

If Facebook's data collection truly "horrifies" you, go put your cell phone in the toilet right now. It's 2018, you're being tracked 24x7 with that little device we can't live without. Facebook is the tip of a very large iceberg of privacy issues you need to come to peace with.

I have argued that "pure cyberwar" is a remote possibility. This article challenges that. UK could launch retaliatory cyber attack on Russia if infrastructure targeted: Sunday Times reut.rs/2HhMs0H

If you've been wondering what blockchain, the tech behind bitcoin, is, look no further. Watch the whole VICE on HBO segment on @HBONow: bit.ly/1aG44iT