Security researchers have warned municipalities repeatedly about how they are being targeted with ransomware, that they are at high risk, and the need to make data security a high priority.
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6/28/2019
/ Credit Monitoring ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Military Service Members ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Municipalities ,
National Guard ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
According to a recent survey of cybersecurity professionals by AT&T Cybersecurity entitled “Confidence: the perception and reality of cybersecurity threats,” phishing and cloud security threats are keeping them up at...more
5/3/2019
/ Best Practices ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HITECH Act ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
In November, cannabis won big in the midterm elections–in Michigan, the legalization of recreational cannabis passed, the legalization of medical cannabis passed in Utah and Missouri, and several states elected governors who...more
1/4/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Dispensaries ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Management ,
SaaS
Schneider Electric recently issued a consumer warning that it mistakenly shipped to its customers USB drives that were infected with malware. Schneider Electric stated in its alert that “Schneider Electric has determined that...more
9/24/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Building Inspectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hurricane Florence ,
Malware ,
Natural Disasters ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Development ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
San Francisco ,
Scams ,
Social Security Numbers ,
Successor Liability ,
Utilities Sector ,
Website Accessibility ,
Websites ,
Yahoo!
Russian Hackers Successfully Phished Hundreds of U.S. Companies Last Year -
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has indicated that Russian hackers successful attacked the energy, nuclear, aviation, and critical...more
8/6/2018
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Spoofing
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), one of the watchdogs of the financial services industry, has announced through Acting Director Mick Mulvaney that it will no longer collect personal information of consumers...more
12/8/2017
/ Carpenter v US ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Darknet ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Emergency Response ,
FCC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fourth Amendment ,
Identity Theft ,
Internet ,
Location Data ,
Net Neutrality ,
NYDFS ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Cybersecurity Task Force released a revised draft of the Insurance Data Security Model Law (Model Law) last week. The Model Law’s goal is to “establish exclusive...more
9/7/2016
/ Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Encryption ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Private Right of Action ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Third-Party Service Provider
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Cybersecurity Task Force released a revised draft of the Insurance Data Security Model Law (Model Law) last week. The Model Law’s goal is to “establish exclusive...more
9/2/2016
/ Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Encryption ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
NIST ,
Private Right of Action ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Payment technology company, NCR Corporation (NCR), determined last week that the new chip-based credit card technology isn’t as secure as we thought. The technology behind these chip cards that is supposed to make them more...more
Online retailer Provision Supply LLC (Provision Supply) (operator of EZContactsUSA.com which sells contacts and eye glasses) settled with the New York attorney general last week for its failure to notify its web customers of...more
Back in November 2015, Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) D. Michael Chappell ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) failed to show that LabMD, Inc.’s (LabMD) data security practices caused harm to consumers stemming...more
8/8/2016
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
LabMD ,
PHI ,
Reversal ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
A new report released by Osterman Research, sponsored by Actiance, GWAVA and Smarsh, tells us that social media is one of the biggest security threats for companies. Malware is increasingly making its way into companies via...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued orders to 9 companies at the beginning of this week, seeking information on how each company conducts Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliance assessments....more
The Biometrics Institute issued new privacy guidelines for the collection and safeguarding of biometric data, such as fingerprints and iris scans. The guidelines contain 16 principles that should be considered when collecting...more
On August 19, 2015, MeetMe, Inc. (MeetMe), a social networking website and mobile app, agreed to pay $200,000 and to change its privacy policies to settle a lawsuit alleging that MeetMe distributed teenagers’ geolocation and...more
8/31/2015
/ Advertising ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Geolocation ,
Information Security ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Stalking ,
Third-Party Agents ,
Unfair Competition ,
Websites
On August 13, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a statement on its ability to prosecute ‘unfair trade practices’ and enforce violations under § 5 of the FTC Act. The guidance said:
Section 5’s ban on...more
On July 10, 2015, the Army National Guard announced a breach of its current and former members’ personal information, dating back to 2004. The breach occurred when files containing personal information were accidentally...more