GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “European privacy regulation – bane of American technology companies and a favorite cudgel of activists – came to haunt no less an organization than the European Commission, which must pay 400 euros to an aggrieved German national.” The January 8, 2025 article entitled “European Court Fines European
Continue Reading Is this odd or what? The EU Court ordered the European Commission to pay a fine for sharing an IP Address!
Computerworld.com reported that “The first body cams were primitive. They were enormous, had narrow, 68-degree fields of view, had only 16GB of internal storage, and had batteries that lasted only four hours. Body cams now usually have high-resolution sensors, GPS, infrared for low-light conditions, and fast charging. They can be
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Computerworld.com reported that “California has done a great job, but its policies are not binding outside of its borders. The US is more freewheeling and supportive of business innovation than many other nations. That can be one of this country’s strengths. But genAI, and AI in general, has the potential
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SCMagazine.com reported that Department of Justice Press Release (http://tinyurl.com/26zn8wbt) that “A January 2024 court-authorized operation has neutralized a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers that GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit, used
Continue Reading Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) routers which have been part of a Russian large credential-harvesting has been dismantled by the FBI!
DarkReading.com reported that “Zero trust is a high-level strategy that assumes that individuals, devices, and services attempting to access company resources, both externally and internally, can’t automatically be trusted. The approach has become popular because it addresses the risk associated with the modern attack surface. However, tying together various data
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HealthInfoSecurity.com reported that “State regulators have fined a large New York academic medical center $300,000 to settle privacy violations related to the organization’s prior use of tracking tools in its websites and patient portal. Regulators said the hospital had violated HIPAA rules in sharing patient information with third parties for
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BankInfoSecurity.com reported “Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the tech giant had misled consumers about their privacy protections when using the private browsing Incognito mode of its Chrome web browser.” The December 28, 2023 article entitled ” Google to Settle $5B ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy
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HealthcareInfoSecurity.com reported that “A consumer genetic testing company must ensure the destruction of customer saliva samples and undergo third-party evaluation of its information security program for the next two decades under a proposed consent order with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.” The June 16, 2023 article entitled “FTC Orders 1Health.io
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BankInfoSecurity.com reported that in a US Senate hearing that “The Government Accountability Office in November reported the DOD had experienced more than 12,000 cyber incidents since 2015, although the annual rate of detected attacks has been declining.” The March 29, 2023 report entitled “Pentagon Doubles Down on Zero Trust” (
Continue Reading Are you surprised to learn that the DOD has had more than 12,000 cyber attacks since 2015
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release that “BetterHelp will be required to pay $7.8 million for deceiving consumers after promising to keep sensitive personal data private,…” The March 2, 2023 press release entitled “FTC to Ban BetterHelp from Revealing Consumers’ Data, Including Sensitive Mental Health Information, to
Continue Reading FTC bans sharing personal health data to Facebook!