CCPA pioneered a strong mandate for data privacy and security in the US, and now SB-327 is focusing on securing IoT devices. However, an opportunity was missed to ditch passwords altogether and advocate for a stronger method of authentication.
According to Tripwire's State of Cyber Hygiene report, many organizations are simply not getting their cyber security basics right. And there is a distinct lack of focus on the proper maintenance and basic protection organizations need to put in place for cyber defense.
Landing a job in cyber security may require persistence and continuous learning, so it's important to keep refining your skills, networking, and seeking new opportunities.
Drones that were once used only for military purposes have now entered the private sector. With the surveillance culture that is permeating almost every part of modern society, drone surveillance using not just cameras but facial recognition software, IR technology, and speakers are an unprecedented threat to privacy.
The CMMC framework raises the bar for DOD contractors and is apropos in the wake of such events as the SolarWinds hack, calling attention to the importance of cybersecurity and data privacy.
The use and disclosure of personal data for direct marketing purposes is strictly regulated in Hong Kong with more severe consequences for non-compliance than other breaches of Hong Kong privacy law, and is often found to be significantly more onerous than in other jurisdictions. This article summarises some of the key elements of Hong Kong’s direct marketing regime.
Technology should provide us with the tools we need to feel in control of our personal data, not the opposite. Is there any technology available that can actually stop the companies from making money out of our data?
This appears to be the first time that the SEC has sent a Wells Notice to a CISO. While novel, this Wells Notice furthers the SEC’s recent enforcement and rulemaking focus on meaningful and timely cybersecurity-related disclosures, as well as holding individual liable for their roles in company violations.
More than 32,000 new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) have been recorded so far this year alone, and the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), the US government repository for reported vulnerabilities, now faces an unprecedented backlog of CVEs.
When data accuracy, quality, storage and security suffer, it can lead to poor decision making, data breaches and non-compliance issues. This is where data remediation becomes necessary.
