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Privacy Perils: Is Your Ring Camera Watching You?

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With repeated reminders to secure your login credentials and use strong, unique passwords, it is easy to become complacent, or even dismissive of new reminders. Don’t be. A privacy intrusion can be every bit as harmful as a...more

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month may be over – but threats are year round

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month may have ended on October 31, but cyber criminals are active 365 days a year, and they’re online looking for vulnerabilities around the clock. Every day, we also spend time online: navigating the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What California’s New Security Law Means to Your Business

Commonsense IoT security steps that startups and small business should consider to comply with California’s new law - California recently enacted a new law, Senate Bill 327, that requires companies that make Internet of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

My Own Internet of Things (IoT) Nightmare (Almost) – The Smart Light Bulbs Took Over My House!

So this week’s blog article takes a page from my very own “smart” home devices. Monday morning at about 3:42 a.m. our entire household woke up because every “smart” lightbulb in the house came on at the same time! It was a...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2018 #4

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The State of California is once again leading the way with trying to keep up with technology and protecting consumers. Senate Bill 327 requires Internet of Things (IoT) developers to implement “reasonable security features”...more

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Privacy Tip #158 – IoT Passwords

California lawmakers have taken the lead in trying to address privacy and security issues with Internet of Things (IoT) devices (which we have been writing about for years), by passing the country’s first IoT security bill,...more

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Has Your Computer Been Hijacked For Illicit Cryptocurrency Mining?

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Another day, and another form of hacking comes to light. On June 26, 2018, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued a security tip...more

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United Kingdom Establishes IoT Security Principles

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The UK government recently released a policy paper outlining proposed requirements for makers of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to take certain actions to better protect IoT devices from growing cybersecurity threats....more

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FTC sues IoT Device Manufacturer D-Link for Lax Cyber Security Practices

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On January 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint against computer networking hardware manufacturer D-Link Corporation, alleging that the company’s wireless routers, IP cameras, and other “Internet of...more

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Latest Cyber Attack a Wake-up Call: What are your company’s IoT exposures?

The Internet of Things gives rise to many risks and exposures that companies and their insurers were not thinking about as recently as a couple years ago, and probably aren’t fully cognizant of today....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #56 – Be Careful Before You Link Your Home Appliance to Your Smartphone and Change Your Passwords Now

Last week, Brian Krebs reported that hackers using a malware dubbed “Marai” have identified hundreds of thousands of home and office devices that have weak security. Then the hackers released the malware publicly so anyone...more

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Weak Baby Monitor Security Subject of FTC Internet of Things Study

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On January 19, the Federal Trade Commission posted the results of a small study of baby monitor security, finding that four out of five devices tested did not have basic security procedures in place. The FTC warned that such...more

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How to Protect and Secure Your Connected Devices

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning companies and the public to be aware of vulnerabilities that cybercriminals could exploit in connected devices, otherwise known as Internet of Things devices....more

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Digital Trust and Passwords

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According to a recent report entitled Digital Trust in the IoT Era published by Accenture, 77% of consumers are interested in adopting alternatives to logging in by username and password. While companies using mobile...more

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