Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Penn State Cybersecurity Violations Related to Federal Contract Cost $1.25 Million

Penn State Cybersecurity Violations Related to Federal Contract Cost $1.25 Million

Understand what happened when Penn State failed to meet cybersecurity standards stipulated in its contracts with the US Department of Defense and NASA.

Meta Faces Claims Over Youth Addiction to Social Media Platforms

Meta Faces Claims Over Youth Addiction to Social Media Platforms

Delve into new claims that Meta is liable for children’s addiction to social media platforms despite protection under the Communication Decency Act.

CISA and FBI Urge Companies to Demand Secure Products from Software Vendors

CISA and FBI Urge Companies to Demand Secure Products from Software Vendors

Read how a new publication from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI is intended to help organizations drive a secure technology ecosystem by pressuring software manufacturers.

Quantum Computing Breakthrough Threatens Widely Used Encryption Standards

Quantum Computing Breakthrough Threatens Widely Used Encryption Standards

Learn more about a Chinese research team that has demonstrated encryption standards like AES are vulnerable to quantum computing annealing systems.

Explaining the Impact of 2024 BIPA Amendments for Risk and Compliance Professionals

Explaining the Impact of 2024 BIPA Amendments for Risk and Compliance Professionals

The 2024 amendments to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) reduce some liabilities, but what is the impact on risk and compliance professionals?

Disney Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Massive Data Breach, Alleging Negligence and Privacy Violations

Disney Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Massive Data Breach, Alleging Negligence and Privacy Violations

Find out more about the class-action lawsuit over a massive data breach at Disney, which alleges negligence and privacy violations affecting employees and customers.

Cybersecurity Arms Race Looms With Quantum Computers on the Horizon

Cybersecurity Arms Race Looms With Quantum Computers on the Horizon

Read more about the future of cybersecurity when quantum computers begin breaking the cryptographic algorithms currently used for data protection.

The Importance of Custom Dictionaries for Enhancing Password Security

The Importance of Custom Dictionaries for Enhancing Password Security

Easily-guessed passwords are an easy entry for hackers. Learn why incorporating custom dictionaries into the password policy nullifies that vulnerability.

Cryptocurrency Fraud Is a Growing Challenge in Internet Crime

Cryptocurrency Fraud Is a Growing Challenge in Internet Crime

Delve into a report released by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center showing $5.6 billion in estimated losses connected to cryptocurrency fraud.

MoneyGram Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Customer Information and Shuts Down Services

MoneyGram Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Customer Information and Shuts Down Services

Discover how the MoneyGram data breach led to the theft of customer data despite its recent sale, which its CEO said would make it a leader in payment technology.

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