Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Best Practices For Addressing The Ransomware Threat

May 2, 2016

The nefarious practice apparently has been around for more than 10 years, starting in Russia and Eastern Europe, but it’s […]

MIT Joins Ranks Of Hacker Bounty Payers

May 2, 2016

Following the example of Uber and the U.S. Department of Defense, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has established a bug […]

Are Adblockers Censorship?

May 2, 2016

Ad-tech company Oriel says its research shows that adblocking is a “blunt instrument” that’s causing error messages on websites and […]

Texas Law Firm Becomes Phish Bait

May 2, 2016

Numerous recipients worldwide received emails from a lawyer in a Texas law firm, regarding a “lawsuit subpoena.” It turns out […]

$81 Million Bank Heist Alarms World Banking System

May 2, 2016

In an operation that one security consultant compared to a digital Ocean’s Eleven, hackers may have lurked for months in […]

Ashley Madison Users Can’t Sue Anonymously

April 25, 2016

Those suing extramarital affair website Ashley Madison for a cyberhack last year that revealed their identities will not be able […]

Ransomeware Perps Who Failed

April 25, 2016

A peek into the cyber trenches in a relatively upbeat post from Kapersky Lab: What some recent ransomware attacks looked […]

U.S. Launches Criminal Investigation Into “Panama Papers” Practices

April 21, 2016

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the kinds of tax avoidance schemes exposed in the Panama Papers […]

Cybersecurity is a Governance and Risk Management Issue

April 20, 2016

In the face of numerous major data breaches with significant financial losses to companies, executives and corporate boards are now […]

Cybersecurity Concerns for ERISA Fiduciaries

April 20, 2016

Pension plans and welfare plans store personal data on participants and beneficiaries that may be of great interest to cyber […]

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