I have the great pleasure to present annually to doctors who are in their fellowship (which means they are post-med school and continuing their training in a particular specialty) about lawyerly things before they go out into...more
It was reported this week by The Guardian and Forbes that security researchers from Vpnmentor have discovered and published a report that Suprema, a company that collects and monitors biometric information such as...more
8/21/2019
/ Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) ,
Biometric Information ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Ridesharing ,
Safety Inspections ,
Uber ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
As cryptocurrency becomes more popular with investors, CipherTrace recently issued its Q2 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report, which finds that “[O]utright thefts as well as scams and other misappropriation of...more
It was reported this week by The Guardian and Forbes that security researchers from Vpnmentor have discovered and published a report that Suprema, a company that collects and monitors biometric information such as...more
In an unusual move, Delta Airlines (Delta) sued one of its vendors last week for the data breach it experienced in 2017. It’s an unusual move for several reasons. First, in our experience when a vendor causes a data breach,...more
8/15/2019
/ Aviation Industry ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Delta Airlines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Request for Proposals ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider
It is so hard to keep up with the latest ways the bad guys try to infiltrate company data. One new technique is called warshipping, and its implementation is pretty simple and a little old school.
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8/12/2019
/ Air Traffic Control Systems ,
Blockchain ,
Call Centers ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Hackers ,
Mobile Apps ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Settings
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently signed the New Hampshire Insurance Data Security Law, which “establishes the exclusive state standards applicable to licensees for data security, the investigation of a...more
It is so hard to keep up with the latest ways the bad guys try to infiltrate company data. One new technique is called warshipping, and its implementation is pretty simple and a little old school....more
I once again had the pleasure of presenting Cybersecurity for Tax Professionals at the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum today. The conference is designed for tax professionals in small- to medium-sized businesses....more
8/9/2019
/ Cell Phones ,
Consumer Information ,
Data Collection ,
Location Data ,
Location Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Device Management ,
Mobile Devices ,
Mobile Privacy ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Settings ,
Risk Management ,
Smartphones
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, for the first time in history, declared a statewide cybersecurity emergency last week, following cyber-attacks against several school systems in the state.
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8/2/2019
/ Capital One ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Breach ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Technology ,
Network Security ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Safety Standards ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
State of Emergency ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
After the Capital One data breach, which was reportedly caused by an improperly configured firewall, every company should be paying attention to its firewalls....more
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, for the first time in history, declared a statewide cybersecurity emergency last week, following cyber-attacks against several school systems in the state....more
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill into law last week that expands New York’s data breach notification law. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act brings the New York data breach...more
8/2/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Hackers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes ,
WISP
Many readers have reached out to learn about the Capital One data breach and how it affects us. If you haven’t been watching the story unfold as closely as I have, here is a summary of what happened, what information was...more
8/1/2019
/ Capital One ,
Class Action ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Risk Management
Security research firm Gigamon has reported that the nasty cybercriminal group FIN8 may have reappeared in June after a two-year silence. FIN8 is known for implementing malware on point of sale systems to steal credit card...more
7/29/2019
/ Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Iran ,
Malware ,
Microsoft ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
UPS
Security research firm Gigamon has reported that the nasty cybercriminal group FIN8 may have reappeared in June after a two year silence. FIN8 is known for implementing malware on point of sale systems to steal credit card...more
The United States Treasury Department came out with a report last week that concludes that business email compromises (BEC) are costing U.S. companies more than $301 million per month. The report confirms that the two...more
7/25/2019
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Email ,
Hackers ,
Manufacturers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management
Fireeye published research last week that it has identified a phishing campaign by APT34, which is known to be a hacking group out of Iran, that all LinkedIn users should be aware of when considering adding a LinkedIn...more
GandCrab Ransomware Backers Working on New Ransomware REvil -
We previously reported that the criminals behind the GandCrab Ransomware were retiring, and that a patch was discovered and companies are urged to implement the...more
7/22/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
AT&T ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Wallets ,
DNA ,
Drones ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Hackers ,
Identity Fraud ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Premera Blue Cross ,
Ransomware
We previously reported that the criminals behind the GandCrab Ransomware were retiring, and that a patch was discovered and companies are urged to implement the patch....more
In the footsteps of San Francisco’s ban of the use of facial recognition technology, the cities of Somerville, Massachusetts, Oakland, California, and Berkeley, California are considering banning the use of facial recognition...more
Following an investigation led by the Washington Attorney General, Premera Blue Cross has agreed to pay $10 million to 30 states after experiencing a data breach in 2014 that compromised the Protected Health Information of...more
The U.S. government continues to be wary of cryptocurrency, and presently, no cryptocurrency exchange is protected by the FDIC. When you put your money in a bank, if the bank becomes insolvent, but is FDIC insured, customers...more
It is being reported that Vitagene, a company that provides DNA testing to provide customers with specific wellness plans through personalized diet and exercise plans based on their biological traits, left more than 3,000...more
AT&T was sued this week in the Northern District of California by customers alleging that AT&T sold their location data to data aggregators without their consent. The proposed class action suit was filed on behalf of all AT&T...more