Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Researchers Warn: Pending Supreme Court Ruling Could Empower Hackers, Thwart Security Research

Restrictions mandated by terms of service are nothing more than security theater; they don’t deter criminals, but strictly interpreted they […]

FBI Malware Alert To Companies Doing Business In China

Backdoor malware is being surreptitiously installed on the networks of foreign companies operating in China. It comes with government-mandated tax […]

EU Court Rules Data Transfer Act Invalid

The EU’s top court has ruled that Privacy Shield, an agreement that allows thousands of companies to transfer data to […]

More Lawsuits Hit Tech Giants Under Illinois’ Strict Privacy Law

Two Illinois residents have filed putative class actions against Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google. The three […]

New York Latest State to Enact Cybersecurity Law

With its Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act. New York joins a growing number of states that […]

Ryuk-Wielding Ransom Gang Has Talent, Cash

According to tech security specialist Joshua Platt, ransomware has evolved rapidly from extorting chump change to unlock PCs to holding […]

Data From 200 Police Departments Hacked

In an unusual twist, the hackers’ own public statement seems to have vastly understated the extent of the breach. They […]

A Giant Canary In The Digital Coal Mine

Virtually all law firms and companies with legal departments, and even most businesses with no in-house lawyers, by now are […]

Next Target For Ransomware Attack May Not Be “Data”

It’s described as “a rich and relatively easy target environment,” visible, exposed and essential in every country on earth, and […]

Smartphones Increasingly Targeted As Entry Into Company Networks

An analysis by cybersecurity company Lookout found that there has been a 37 percent increase in mobile phishing attacks worldwide […]

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