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US Government Accountability Office Releases New Report On The Internet of Things (IoT)

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” One sensor called an accelerometer cost an average of $2 in 2006. Information security. Technological Advancements Leading To IoT Surge.

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Email Is the Biggest Threat to Business, So Why Is Everyone Using It?

Adam Levin

Email addresses are still the main way we authenticate ourselves to do business online, and because of that email as a category represents an extremely weak link in our collective cybersecurity. The reason for email’s ongoing existence despite its obvious shortcomings and major security issues is counter-intuitive.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

To pick just two recent examples of the latter, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation1 (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act2 (CCPA) both impose sweeping requirements on businesses with the aim of increasing consumers’ privacy and control over how their personal data is used.

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The Hacker Mind: Shattering InfoSec's Glass Ceiling

ForAllSecure

And I was really fortunate to land the security beat right away. I wrote two books, one on IoT Security and another with Kevin Mitnick, then jumped around a couple of different jobs. What if you are a woman in information security? WANG : it was the security security practice. By accident. So I learned.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

Here’s Attorney General Merrick Garland. VAMOSI: Here’s former US Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002. And so, myself and another individual named Rob Farrell, we were brought in to start a security team. of pleasure, or rage, where operational security levels are much lower.

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