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Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme

Krebs on Security

Apparently, he admitted to creating a phishing website that tricked a member of this group into providing access to the money they’d made from their scams. The financial losses from these scams dwarf other fraud categories — such as identity theft or credit card fraud. How much money are we talking about?

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. 2 Common Types of Encryption The two main types of encryption categories are symmetric and asymmetric. Symmetric encryption uses a single key to encrypt and decrypt data.

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

eSecurity Planet

Despite the rapid evolution of what constitutes the users, assets, and connections, the fundamentals of networking security remain the same: block external threats, protect internal network communications, monitor the network for internal and external threats, and ensure that users only access authorized parts of the network.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e., The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition. race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.);

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e., The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition. race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.);

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Laws Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

AB 375 goes beyond the ballot initiative by adding requirements for businesses that collect personal information (as defined in the bill) from consumers to delete such information on request as well as to provide access to specific pieces of personal information collected. The definition of personal information under AB 375 is expansive.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Protections Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

AB 375 goes beyond the ballot initiative by adding requirements for businesses that collect personal information (as defined in the bill) from consumers to delete such information on request as well as to provide access to specific pieces of personal information collected. The definition of personal information under AB 375 is expansive.

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