Cybersecurity

 
 
  • A Done Deal: Corporate Cybersecurity Now The SEC’s Business

    The SEC has made clear that it requires disclosure not only about breaches, but also about the risk of a breach. That means even though the U.S. has nothing like Europe’s 72-hour reporting rule, part of the...

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  • Insidious “Sextortion” Phishing Scheme Has Your Password

    Cybersecurity writer Brian Krebs says his post about this scam got more readers than anything he’s put up since his website launched in 2009. Yes, he acknowledges, sex sells, but beneath the lurid scenario, in this case,...

    • Posted 6 days ago
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  • Will US and UK Tech Regulators Ever Be On The Same Page?

    Increased regulation of tech companies is clearly in the cards, both in the United States and in Europe...

    • Posted 1 week ago
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  • Feds Tightening The Noose On Cryptocurrencies

    One of the less publicized provisions of the 2017 Republican tax bill effectively put a tax on crypto assets, and cryptocurrency transactions are now defined as taxable events. Nor was this the first move by the federal...

    • Posted 1 week ago
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  • GDPR And Data Maps

    The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, specifically the so-called “right to be forgotten,” means that many companies will need to either delete or anonymize vast amounts of data. The first steps in the process are the same...

    • Posted 2 weeks ago
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  • Foreign Hacking Is Bleeding IP from U.S. Companies

    A report from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center says that foreign actors are stealing intellectual property from U.S. companies through cyber espionage. Three of the usual suspects are singled out, although unspecified “countries with closer ties...

    • Posted 2 weeks ago
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  • Conundrum For Companies: The GDPR’s “Right To An Explanation”

    Europe’s GDPR includes the right to an explanation about the logic involved in automated decisions that affect clients and consumers....

    • Posted 3 weeks ago
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  • Brace For Class Actions Following CA’s Privacy Law

    In addition to mandating enforcement by the state attorney general, California’s sweeping new privacy law creates a private right of action for some violations. Because of the latter, it’s likely to spawn a substantial amount of class...

    • Posted 3 weeks ago
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  • New Twist On Anti-Terrorism – Sue The Victims

    MGM Resorts International has filed nine lawsuits against victims of Stephen Paddock, who shot and killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more from his suite at the Mandalay Bay hotel, an MGM property. It is a legal...

    • Posted 4 weeks ago
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  • Hijacked Law Firm Data For Sale: $3500

    According to a cybersecurity expert who specializes in the dark web, the entire data network of certain victimized law firms is for sale, and the offer is posted on international internet forums. In the example provided by...

    • Posted 4 weeks ago
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