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Court Rules in Favor of Mining LinkedIn User Data

Adam Levin

A federal appellate court ruled that mining and aggregating user data publicly posted to social media sites is allowable by law. LinkedIn sent a cease-and-desist letter to hiQ in 2017 requesting that the company stop accessing and copying data from its servers.

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Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Krebs on Security

“I want to try and help to put a stop to it and make it more difficult for [ID thieves] to access, since [Experian is] not doing s**t and regular people struggle,” Kushnir wrote in an email to KrebsOnSecurity explaining his motivations for reaching out. I am definitely in this camp. ” Sen.

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What Is Data Literacy?

erwin

Data Literacy Definition. Be more self-sufficient in accessing and preparing the data. Data access, literacy and knowledge leads to sound decision-making and that’s key to data governance and any other data-driven effort. So, what is data literacy? What Is Data Literacy? Good Data = Good Decisions.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Alright boys, it’s time we have “The Talk”

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With a little more investigation, I found two browser extensions that were crypto mining, which fortunately uninstalled without a problem. My high schooler fessed up immediately that he installed the crypto mining extensions just to see what would happen (and to make some money). At dinner, we had “the talk” about safe computing.

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Roadmap for a Successful and Engaging Automation Journey without “Duct Tape”

Rocket Software

The failures point to missing definitions for success and the pressures of delivery. Process analysis aided by process mining and insights helps stakeholders understand the context of a business process in an enterprise. With a process chosen, analyzed and redesigned, the next step is to understand the components to be automated.

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Is AIIM Membership Worth It? Pros and Cons

AIIM

As I noted in the previous post, I would definitely encourage you to consider whether your association offers these benefits. The AIIM Community: As a professional member, you have access to the online and in-person community of like-minded professionals. I included this last because it is the least valuable benefit I get from mine.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

They accessed 41.5 million customers’ data having gained access via a vulnerability in Hathaway’s Laravel web application framework. million individuals affected HealthEC LLC, a health technology company, has announced that it suffered a data breach in July 2023, in which systems were accessed and files were copied.