Scary Beasts Security

MARCH 21, 2014

A couple of weeks back, I released a popular spreadsheet which lists many of the Adobe Flash Player 0-days used to harm people in the wild since 2010. It was an interesting exercise, of course with an ulterior motive! If you look at the data, you'll see 7 memory corruption 0-days in a year, starting mid-2010.

IT 20

IT Security 20

Hunton Privacy

JULY 4, 2012

Cloud computing and the range and geographical dispersion of the various parties involved also have raised significant uncertainty in terms of applicable law, which the Working Party previously analyzed in its Opinion 8/2010. Below is an overview of the different topics covered in the Opinion issued on July 1.

Cloud 40

Cloud Compliance Personal data Risk 40

Hunton Privacy

JULY 30, 2010

In a statement released on July 29, 2010, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has found that the information collected by Google from unsecured WiFi networks during the Street View photography capture exercise “does not include meaningful personal details that could be linked to an identifiable person.”

Data collection 40

Data collection Personal data IT Information Security 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 13, 2019

Of particular concern to state-level policymakers and enforcement authorities are business practices that in their view may contribute to security incidents. Major data breaches in recent years are spurring state legislators and regulators across the US into action. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

Insurance 40

Insurance Cybersecurity Data breaches Financial Services 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

On November 14, 2013, the Minister of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (the “Minister”) announced that Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the “Act”) would be going into effect as of November 15, marking the end of years of postponements.

Personal data 63

Personal data Marketing Communications Insurance 63

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 5, 2010

In this study, participants demanded transparency, security and the means by which they may exercise informed and meaningful choice. The full report, published on March 21, 2010, is available on the Demos website.

Personal data 40

Personal data Privacy Communications Security 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

On November 4, 2010, the European Commission (the “Commission”) released a draft version of its Communication proposing “a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union” (the “Communication”) with a view to modernizing the EU legal system for the protection of personal data.

Personal data 40

Personal data Communications Privacy Data breaches 40

Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Information Security .

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Retail Compliance Marketing 68

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 4, 2011

Early this week, the Article 29 Working Party issued its December 16, 2010 Opinion on applicable law, providing guidance on the scope of EU data protection law and the practical implications of Article 4 of the EU Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC, the “Directive”).

Personal data 40

Personal data Cloud Privacy Security 40

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Information Security . Retail-Targeted Investments.

Retail 68

Retail Compliance Marketing Risk 68

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Where the Information Commissioner gives notices to data controllers, she can now secure compliance, with the power to issue substantial administrative penalties of up to 4% of global turnover. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

David Vladeck, the head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, shared his vision for consumer privacy protection with an audience at the IAPP’s Privacy Academy on September 30, 2010. The FTC will continue to explore the most appropriate means for consumers to exercise their preferences.

Privacy 40

Privacy Data collection Data breaches Access 40

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 social security and credit card numbers, employee and patient health data, and customer financial records).”43

Privacy 97

Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

You can take live classes online, work out with your friends, or join the exercise social network. And all of that is a security risk , especially if you are the president of the United States. US presidents have long tussled with their security advisers over tech. In 2013, security prevented him from getting an iPhone.

Cybersecurity 142

Cybersecurity Risk Security IoT 142

Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The 2010 Census had an overall undercount of only 0.01 The problem in 2010 was not how many people were undercounted, but rather who wasn’t counted: 700,000 Latin Xers and almost five percent of the Native American and Alaska native population living on reservations; a million children under the age of four; 1.1 percent in 2010.

Cybersecurity 90

Cybersecurity Phishing Communications Manufacturing 90