In this episode, we discuss INSURANCE! AGAIN! It's seriously the most interesting part of Cyber right now. Travelers Insurance is attempting to get a court to release it from paying a company because a company did not use MFA everywhere. Super interesting. Additionally we discuss Huawei and forced removal of equipment, and a prison break in Nigeria. We are all over the place this week.
Article 1 - Travelers Wants Out of Contract With Insured That Allegedly Misrepresented MFA Use
Article 2 - Bill for US telcos to bin Chinese kit blows out by $3 billion
Supporting Articles:
Take it Huawei, Pai: Senate passes bill to rip 'dodgy' kit from rural telcos
CNN Exclusive: FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications
H.R.4998 - Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019
The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
Years later, Bloomberg doubles down on disputed Supermicro supply chain hack story
Article 3 - Nigerian Prison Break
Supporting Articles:
UPDATED: Kuje Prison Attack: Heads will roll as Buhari receives report indicting officials – Aregbesola
Kuje Prison Attack: Our prisons not built to withstand terrorist attacks – Controller General
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