CYBERSECURITY -
Okta Notifies Customers of LAPSUS$ Attack -
Okta, which markets itself as a “leading provider of identity” in the health care, public sector, energy, financial services, technology, travel and hospitality,...more
3/25/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
FBI ,
NIST ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Easy Aerial, creator of military grade drone-in-a box solutions, recently presented its plans for the New York Soteria Project with a goal of putting an “eye in the sky” to enhance security across New York City. Easy Aerial...more
Last week, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee’s (ARC) Final Report was released. The report has been much anticipated by the drone industry and its...more
CYBERSECURITY -
Chinese APT41 Attacking State Networks -
Although we are receiving frequent alerts from CISA and the FBI about the potential for increased cyber threats coming out of Russia, China continues its cyber...more
3/11/2022
/ China ,
COPPA ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Elder Abuse ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Information Technology ,
Military Conflict ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
Police across the United States are increasingly relying on emerging technologies to make their jobs more efficient and to increase public safety. Police are using drones, license plate readers, gunshot detection systems and...more
CYBERSECURITY -
FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure -
U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that...more
2/23/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
Vulnerability Assessments
CYBERSECURITY -
FBI and DHS Warn of Russian Cyberattacks Against Critical Infrastructure -
U.S. officials this week warned government agencies, cybersecurity personnel, and operators of critical infrastructure that...more
2/18/2022
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
Vulnerability Assessments
This week, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott, and Tom Cotton (as well as Congress member Elise Stefanik, who introduced parallel legislation) introduced the Countering CCP Drones Act in an effort to add DJI, a Chinese...more
2/18/2022
/ China ,
Covered Products ,
Data Collection ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US Trade Policies
CYBERSECURITY -
Coveware 2021 Q4 Ransomware Report Issued -
Coveware issued its 2021 Q4 Ransomware Report on February 1, 2022. The report stated that although average and median ransom payments increased...more
2/11/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its millionth airspace authorization for drone pilots under its Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) program. In order to operate in...more
CYBERSECURITY -
FBI Warns Olympics/Paralympics Participants of Cyber “Activities” -
On January 31, 2022, the FBI issued a Private Industry Notification entitled “Potential for Malicious Cyber Activities to Disrupt the...more
2/4/2022
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
FBI ,
Information Governance ,
Internet of Things ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Zipline, a drone operator and logistics company, plans to partner with Magellan Health’s pharmacy unit to deliver medical prescriptions to homes in Charlotte, North Carolina, this year, helping to jumpstart the era of...more
CYBERSECURITY -
CISA Warns “Every Organization” in U.S. to Assess + Respond to Cyber Risks -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued another warning to “every organization” in the...more
1/28/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
FERC ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Robots ,
Transmission Grid ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The public safety sector continues to grow and the need for police use of drones to protect and serve their communities is growing along with it. In Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Police Department Air Support Unit (ASU), first...more
CYBERSECURITY -
New Mexico County Recovering from Ransomware Attack -
Another day, another governmental entity hit with a ransomware attack. If you are a resident of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and you need a marriage...more
1/14/2022
/ Army ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Genetic Testing ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Russia
Last week in Fort Pickett, Virginia, the U.S. Army tested drones and autonomous technology for the delivery of medical supplies on the battlefield. In partnership with Near Earth Autonomy, a Pittsburgh based drone research...more
CYBERSECURITY -
FTC Warns Companies of Enforcement for Failing to Patch Log4j Vulnerability -
In what I would describe as an unusual but interesting move by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on January 4, 2022, it...more
1/7/2022
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Search Engines ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Last week, Undefined Technologies (UT) a startup drone company based in Miami, Florida, successfully completed a test flight, powered by ion propulsion, that demonstrated significant increases in lifting power and mission...more
CYBERSECURITY -
New Jersey Settles with Cancer Center Over Business Email Compromise -
One of the challenging things about HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) enforcement is the fact that both the...more
12/27/2021
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Fraud ,
Hackers ,
Hate Speech ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
Skyports, a leading drone services provider, recently announced that it has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to demonstrate how it can link communities in the Cape...more
The incorporation of drones in logistics, security, exploration, agriculture, and transport has led to a projected growth of the drone market to $129.2 billion by 2025. ...more
CYBERSECURITY -
CISA + FBI Remind Organizations to “Stay Vigilant” During Holiday Season -
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint Alert this week, entitled “Reminder for...more
11/24/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
FBI ,
GrubHub ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
TCPA
Every year, technology is used in new and inventive ways, and drone holiday light shows seem to be making their way into some cities’ and towns’ holiday traditions....more
CYBERSECURITY -
Apple + Microsoft Release Patches for Identified Vulnerabilities -
This week, both Apple and Microsoft issued patches to fix serious zeroday vulnerabilities that should be applied as soon as possible. That...more
10/20/2021
/ Apple ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Drones ,
Hackers ,
Microsoft ,
Passwords ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Last month, in Canada, a 63-year old engineer received his lung transplant via drone delivery. This was the world’s first drone delivered lung transplant. The drone flew for approximately 6 minutes from Toronto Western...more