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Privacy Tip #394 – Colorado Amends Privacy Law to Include Neurodata

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed H.B. 24-01058 into law on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The law amends the definition of personal information protected by the state’s privacy law to include protections for data generated by...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April 2024

CYBERSECURITY HC3 Warns Health Sector About Social Engineering Attacks Against IT Help Desks - The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently issued an Alert warning that “threat actors employing...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2024 #4

CYBERSECURITY - City of Pensacola Services Disrupted by Cyber-Attack - Adding to the list of many other municipalities, the city of Pensacola, Florida, was hit with a cyber-attack last weekend that affected services to...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2024 #3

CYBERSECURITY - Patch, Patch, Patch: Updates for Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Products - Patching vulnerabilities is a difficult task. Keeping up with and patching them without disrupting users’ experience is tricky....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2024 #2

CYBERSECURITY - CISA, FBI + MS-ISAC Issue Warning on Phobos Ransomware - To help organizations protect against ransomware, CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2024

CYBERSECURITY CISA- FBI + MS-ISAC Issue Warning on Phobos Ransomware- To help organizations protect against ransomware, CISA, the FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a...more

Privacy Tip #390 – National Consumer Protection Week

This week is National Consumer Protection Week. Based on the recent statistics published by the FTC on online, digital, and voice scamming, consumers sorely need more help protecting themselves from scams....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2024 #3

CYBERSECURITY - HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations about Akira Ransomware Group - The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) recently warned the health care sector about the Akira ransomware group that...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - February 2024

CYBERSECURITY CISOs: New Report Outlines Risks of LLMs - I hang out with a lot of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), so this piece is for them. Of course, it will be of interest to all security professionals...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024 #4

CYBERSECURITY - Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox - Mozilla recently released security updates to address known vulnerabilities in their Thunderbird and Firefox products. The Cybersecurity &...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024 #3

CYBERSECURITY- Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox - Mozilla recently released security updates to address known vulnerabilities in their Thunderbird and Firefox products. The Cybersecurity &...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024 #2

CYBERSECURITY - SEC’s Hacked X Account Leads to Tumultuous Bitcoin Market - The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that its X account “was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted.” The SEC...more

Privacy Tip #385 – 23andMe Sends Letter to Data Breach Victims that Suing Over Breach is Futile

We previously alerted readers to the fact that the most recent data compromise of 23andMe exposed data related to Ashkenazi Jews and individuals of Chinese descent. It is reported by Ars Technica, citing TechCrunch, that...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2024

CYBERSECURITY - TechRadar's Cyber Predictions for 2024 are Spot On - Because technology develops so rapidly, and “trends” are fast and furious, it is always hard to predict what the big issues will be for the next...more

TechRadar’s Cyber Predictions for 2024 are Spot On

Because technology develops so rapidly, and “trends” are fast and furious, it is always hard to predict what the big issues will be for the next year. A year is a long time in the tech field. Just look at how fast ChatGPT...more

NYAG Settles with Healthplex for $400,000

On December 8, 2023, New York Attorney General Leticia James penned her approval to an Assurance of Discontinuance with third party dental administrator Healthplex, settling the enforcement action for $400,000 and a litany of...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2023 #3

CYBERSECURITY - New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals - On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within...more

Privacy Tip #380 – Tips + Tools for Protecting Online Privacy

During the last Privacy Law class of the semester, we discuss Privacy and Emerging Technology. My students continue to learn about the collection, use, disclosure, and monetization of consumers’ data, and continue to be...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2023 #2

CYBERSECURITY - Hackers Steal $4.4M Crypto Using Data Linked to LastPass Breach - According to Bleeping Computer, crypto fraud researchers at ZachXBT, and MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan have reported that on October 25,...more

Privacy Tip #378 – Bad Actors Selling Data of 23andMe Users of Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese Descent

We previously reported on the unfortunate data breach suffered by 23andMe last month and its implications. We never imagined how horrible it could be....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2023 #3

CYBERSECURITY - Urgent Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Atlassian Vulnerability Issued - The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, and MS-ISAC recently released an urgent Joint Advisory on the...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2023 #2

CYBERSECURITY - CISA Launches Cybersecurity - Public Awareness Campaign To kick off the twentieth annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that CISA and...more

Privacy Tip #375 – Online Privacy Protection

I was preparing to teach my next privacy law class on the subject matter of online privacy, when I discovered a good article (though in full disclosure, it is an ad) on protecting your privacy and personal information online....more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2023 #1

CYBERSECURITY - CISA Launches Cybersecurity Public Awareness Campaign - To kick off the twentieth annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced that CISA...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - September 2023 #3

CYBERSECURITY - High Alert: China Linked BlackTech Hides in Router Firmware - Not only is the People’s Republic of China (PRC) a threat with its use of TikTok, but it also supports threat actors that have for years...more

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