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Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company

Security Affairs

The decision comes after IT security researchers recently discovered a vulnerability in the chips used in the cards manufactured by the Gemalto-owned company Trub AG that open the doors to malware-based attacks. The Estonian electronic ID cards have been manufactured by the Swiss company Trub AG and its successor Gemalto AG since 2001.

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Episode 229: BugCrowd’s Casey Ellis On What’s Hot In Bug Hunting

The Security Ledger

Programs like iDefense Labs Vulnerability Contributor Program (VCP) (launched in 2002) and TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative (2005) were accused -at the time- of incentivizing the work of criminals and bad actors. . In recent years, even “old economy” industrial and manufacturing firms like Ford, GM and John Deere got into the act.

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Webinar on the SAFETY Act and Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Reputation and Reducing Liability Risk

Hunton Privacy

In 2002, Congress enacted the Supporting Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act (“the SAFETY Act”) to limit the liabilities that energy, financial, manufacturing and other critical infrastructure companies face in the event of a serious cyber or physical security attack.

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Biden administration issues Executive Order and takes action to enhance maritime cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

Alongside the Executive Order, the Biden administration announced a plan to invest in the domestic manufacturing of port cranes to reduce reliance on foreign-built infrastructure potentially used by nation-state and financially motivated attackers to disrupt U.S. organizations.

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Article 29 Working Party Opines on Mobile Apps

Hunton Privacy

The Opinion identifies the key data protection risks associated with mobile apps and clarifies the legal framework and obligations applicable to the various parties involved in the development and distribution of mobile apps, including app stores, app developers, operating system and device manufacturers and advertisers.

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States Attempt to Address Privacy Risks Associated with Digital Copiers and Electronic Waste

Hunton Privacy

The program must include convenient methods for consumers to return electronic waste to the manufacturer and instructions on how consumers can destroy data on the devices before recycling or disposing of them. These bills reflect an enhanced focus on the privacy risks associated with digital office equipment.

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Article 29 Working Party Issues an Opinion on Internet of Things

Hunton Privacy

The Opinion highlights the fact that the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of personal data and the e-Privacy Directive 2002/58/EC as amended in 2009 are fully applicable to the processing of personal data through different types of devices, applications and services used in the context of the Internet of Things.