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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

Long before COVID-19, some notable behind-the-scenes forces were in motion to elevate cybersecurity to a much higher level. This body of knowledge has been thoroughly vetted across the global cybersecurity community over the past two-plus decades. states, for instance.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds common law duty for employers extends to protecting sensitive employee information

Data Protection Report

Rather, the duty arises under the common law rule that when an actor takes an affirmative action, that actor must exercise reasonable care to protect others from an unreasonable risk of harm from such act. The duty is one to exercise reasonable care, which may be different depending on the size and resources of a particular company.

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What Counts as “Good Faith Security Research?”

Krebs on Security

Department of Justice (DOJ) recently revised its policy on charging violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a 1986 law that remains the primary statute by which federal prosecutors pursue cybercrime cases. In a statemen t about the changes, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains

KnowBe4

It's not common for any Wells notice to be sent to a company in relation to cybersecurity," a former DoJ prosecutor told me for my story, who said they're typically only sent to CEOs or CFOs over securities or other financial fraud. This may be the first time a CISO got a Wells notice. Thanks for your email.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

When we do the weekly supermarket shop online, we should be able to move our shopping list electronically. For example, although there are clear benefits to medical research from giving researchers access to anonymised medical data, it remains a matter of concern to the public, the media and the profession itself.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Shall We Play A Game?

ForAllSecure

Electronic Things. Often I would just use a screwdriver and break a toaster, for example, down to its smallest components, and then try and map out its circuitry. As I got older, I started to play around with computers. By then there were computer games, and at that time it wasn’t the single shooter games.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Shall We Play A Game?

ForAllSecure

Electronic Things. Often I would just use a screwdriver and break a toaster, for example, down to its smallest components, and then try and map out its circuitry. As I got older, I started to play around with computers. By then there were computer games, and at that time it wasn’t the single shooter games.