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Man Behind Fatal ‘Swatting’ Gets 20 Years

Krebs on Security

As the victim of a swatting attack in 2013 and two other attempted swattings, I’m glad to finally see a swatting prosecution that may actually serve as a deterrent to this idiotic and extremely dangerous crime going forward. This is exactly what Tyler Barriss did in the Wichita case and others.

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Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Swatting Case, Faces 20+ Years in Prison

Krebs on Security

As the victim of a swatting attack in 2013 and two other attempted swattings, I’m glad to finally see a swatting prosecution that may actually serve as a deterrent to this idiotic and extremely dangerous crime going forward. This is exactly what Tyler Barriss did in the Wichita case and others.

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OMB Publishes Memorandum on Responding to Data Breaches

Hunton Privacy

The Breach Memorandum sets the stage by discussing the evolving threat and risk landscape, noting that there has been a 27 percent increase in the number of incidents reported by federal agencies from 2013 to 2015.

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MY TAKE: COVID-19’s silver lining could turn out to be more rapid, wide adoption of cyber hygiene

The Last Watchdog

A prime example is the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) cybersecurity frameworks , a comprehensive cyber hygiene roadmap applicable to businesses of all sizes and in all industries The trouble is the NIST guidelines are voluntary. organizations between January 2013 and July 2019. million from U.S.

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Selling and utilising personal data in an insolvency situation

Data Protection Report

For example, in February of this year, the FCA and ICO issued a joint statement warning regulated firms and insolvency practitioners of their responsibilities when dealing with personal data.

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SCHREMS 2.0 – the demise of Standard Contractual Clauses and Privacy Shield?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The case is effectively the continuation of an earlier complaint made by Max Schrems against Facebook in 2013. In 2013 he filed a complaint with the Irish regulator against Facebook Ireland Ltd, claiming that Facebook’s transfer of EU citizens’ personal data to Facebook Inc in the US violated their rights.

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NLRB Releases Guidance on Workplace Investigation Confidentiality Policies

Hunton Privacy

The memorandum, dated January 29, 2013, addressed a policy of Verso Paper, an employer operating paper mills across the country. On the other hand, their obligation to prevent harassment or other violations of Title VII (for example), acknowledged in cases such as Faragher v. City of Boca Raton , 524 U.S.

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