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The FTC: The Shadow Cyber Regulator That Will Determine the Future of Self-Driving Cars

October 30, 2018

The FTC is a shadow regulator on cyber, and it is impacting what businesses must do about cybersecurity. Most troublingly, it is doing so without clear standards and in apparent self-denial. This may have wide-ranging ramifications for the future of self-driving cars.

Woman in facial mask using mobile phone showing the DDoS attack on Federal health agency and ongoing disinformation campaign in U.S.

Cyber Security News

Cyber Warfare Doesn’t Take a Break During Coronavirus Season; US Health Agencies Are Fending off DDoS Attacks and Disinformation Campaigns in the Midst of a Pandemic

March 31, 2020

U.S. face cyber challenges amidst the pandemic with a DDoS attack on Federal health agency and an ongoing disinformation campaign that sows fear and confusion in the public.

Cyber Security News

Citrix Vulnerability Exploited for Cyber Attack on US Census in January 2020; Government Says Hackers Did Not Access Census Results

September 1, 2021

News has recently emerged that the US Census Bureau was compromised by a cyber attack in January 2020 which was traced back to a Citrix vulnerability that had just been publicly disclosed about a month prior.

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Data Protection News

Second Review of EU-US Privacy Shield Shows Improvements

January 15, 2019

Second annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield went better than the first, but the European Commission is still waiting on the U.S. government to nominate a permanent Ombudsperson to handle potential complaints and requests from EU citizens.

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Data Privacy News

New FBI Plans for Social Media Surveillance Already Raising Significant Privacy Concerns

August 21, 2019

Many have raised privacy concerns over FBI’s plan to develop a social media surveillance tool which will proactively identify and reactively monitor persons of interest or suspects in ongoing cases.

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Data Privacy Insights

New Report Highlights Potential Privacy Blind Spot Resulting from Data Sharing and Data Inventory Practices

April 12, 2019

79% of mid- to large-sized U.S. enterprises support a federal privacy law to provide guidelines on data sharing and data inventory practices, but will it further highlight deficiencies at the world’s largest enterprises?

Hacker working with laptop at table showing cyber attack on water supply

Cyber Security News

Two More Cyber Attacks on US Water Supply Highlights Concerns About Vulnerabilities, but Sensational Headlines Sometimes Overstate the Threat to Public Safety

June 22, 2021

Two new cyber attack attempts, one in the San Francisco Bay Area and another in Pennsylvania, will keep water supply security in the news. But sensational media headlines may also be stoking an unnecessary level of fear among the general public.

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Data Privacy News

DoorDash Takes NYC to Court Over Data Sharing Law, Food Delivery Price Caps

September 29, 2021

A new data sharing law that recently went into effect in New York City is being challenged by food delivery giant DoorDash on the grounds that it requires revealing too much confidential and sensitive information to restaurants.

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Cyber Security News

White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Released: 65 Mandatory Initiatives, Increased Public-Private Partnerships

July 18, 2023

The National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP) establishes 65 high-impact initiatives that agencies will be required to meet within set timelines for each. A greater degree of public-private partnership is also being promoted.

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Data Protection News

New Connecticut State Privacy Law Voted In, Set To Become 5th Data Privacy Regulation of Its Kind in US

May 18, 2022

A nearly unanimous vote in the Connecticut House made the CTDPA official, with its terms set to go into effect on July 1, 2023. As with the other state privacy laws, only businesses that meet certain thresholds of personal information handling will be regulated.

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The FTC: The Shadow Cyber Regulator That Will Determine the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Cyber Warfare Doesn’t Take a Break During Coronavirus Season; US Health Agencies Are Fending off DDoS Attacks and Disinformation Campaigns in the Midst of a Pandemic

Citrix Vulnerability Exploited for Cyber Attack on US Census in January 2020; Government Says Hackers Did Not Access Census Results

Second Review of EU-US Privacy Shield Shows Improvements

Two More Cyber Attacks on US Water Supply Highlights Concerns About Vulnerabilities, but Sensational Headlines Sometimes Overstate the Threat to Public Safety

White House Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan Released: 65 Mandatory Initiatives, Increased Public-Private Partnerships

New Connecticut State Privacy Law Voted In, Set To Become 5th Data Privacy Regulation of Its Kind in US

Over 2,000 Palo Alto Firewalls Compromised via Exploited Vulnerabilities

Blue Yonder Ransomware Attack Ripples Through Supply Chain to Impact Big Names in Retail

French Hospital Suffers Cyber Attack Leaking Over 750,000 Medical Records