Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. Understanding HIPAA The entire goal of the HIPAA is to make sure that healthcare providers, insurers, and everyone else handling sensitive patient data do it the right way. What are the Most Common HIPAA Violations?

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics Insurance Compliance Risk 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

As the infrastructure changes, the adversaries change along with it to take the easiest path to data. Even when banking organizations are upgrading security posture to safeguard sensitive financial information, hackers can steal the data intelligently by tying known vulnerabilities together, and making it turn out to be a potential attack.

Security 143

Security Retail Authentication Big data 143

Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem. So would the FBI breaking into my home and seizing my personal electronics. The meeting presenters try to spice things up. Probably not.

Computer and Electronics 120

Computer and Electronics Encryption Government Privacy 120

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

In the NIS Directive, the obligations that apply to an entity that falls under the scope of the NIS Directive depend on its qualification as ‘operator of essential services’ (“OES”) or ‘digital service provider’ (“DSP”): An OES is defined as a public or private entity of a type referred to in Annex II, which meets certain criteria.

Cybersecurity 91

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Cloud 91

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 26, 2023

Cloud computing offers the potential to redefine and personalize customer relationships, transform and optimize operations, improve governance and transparency, and expand business agility and capability. In 2017, 94% of hospitals used electronic clinical data from their EHR.

Cybersecurity 80

Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Computer and Electronics 80

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

BK: But certainly there are some areas of computer hardware and network design where you absolutely must have far greater integrity assurance? TS: The government still has regular meetings on supply chain risk management, but there are no easy answers to this problem. TS: Like a lot of things in security, the economics always win.

Security 203

Security Computer and Electronics IoT Cloud 203

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

With IoT PKI, Secure IoT can be accomplished by enabling strong authentication and encryption of communication to ensure the integrity of transactions and data. For any IoT application, it is crucial to protect data, user privacy and safety. We often hear IoT devices (things) as being “resource constraint.”

IoT 92

IoT Security Computer and Electronics Authentication 92

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 18, 2018

Tom also wrote a terrific four part informational overview on Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) titled eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes. Anyway, this week’s eDiscovery Tech Tip of the Week is about Early Data Assessment. Issues Managing ESI Data in Criminal Cases. How Data is Acquired.

Computer and Electronics 43

Computer and Electronics Government IoT GDPR 43

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2014

On March 28, 2014, the 87th Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners concluded in Hamburg. During the Conference, Resolutions concerning the following topics were adopted: New Employee Data Protection Law Required. Future Structure of Data Protection Supervision in Europe. Biometric Facial Recognition Online.

Privacy 40

Privacy Computer and Electronics Communications Personal data 40

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 226

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 226

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. Among other news: B&Q breached the personal data of 70,000 people who had been caught stealing products from its stores.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

This office had sort of crawled to a halt, because they were processing kids that had lost their parents and they were trying to find profiles and sponsors for them, sponsors that pay for their schooling and all that stuff, and their network, their computers were so screwed up that they had to like stop. It's an amazing archive to have.

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics Communications Education IT 52

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

And there'd be no way to set the phone to vibrate during a meeting except by powering it off. A sophisticated set of encryption and electronics is at work inside the vehicle. As more and more automotive manufacturers start incorporating computer technology into their expensive BMWs, Mercedes Ferraris and Porsches.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Encryption Communications 40

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

What follows below is an edited version of the debate in the House of Lords of the Second Reading of the Data Protection Bill, held on 10 October. Data is not just a resource for better marketing, better service and delivery. Data is used to build products themselves. It has become a cliché that data is the new oil.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Most of that focus has centered on data collection, storage, sharing, and, in particular, third-party transactions in which customer information is harnessed for advertising purposes. Could a party, for instance, decline to produce, review, or even collect certain types of data due to privacy concerns? But what about other contexts?

Privacy 97

Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Naturally, database vendors are leading providers of database security tools, and a growing number of cloud-based database providers are moving deeper into the data security space. These databases house the crown jewels of many organizations, critical applications and customer data, and thus are a primary target of hackers.

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Security Cloud Encryption Computer and Electronics 118

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Vamosi: So fuzzing injects malformed data and then monitors the result. So a lot of it has to do with just how programmers naturally work which is they're trying to build something that functions, they have a list of things that it needs to do, and they try to write code to meet each of the things on that list.

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics IT Security Libraries 52

OneHub

JULY 27, 2021

Devices and software that are up to date provide data protection, improved functionality, and helpful integrations. Companies store sensitive data ranging from customers’ credit card numbers to intellectual property, and this data is incredibly valuable. Data breaches. Why do companies issue software updates?

Security 52

Security Computer and Electronics Cloud Risk 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

An MFA security solution may also incorporate additional factors, such as geolocation data or a time component. A token acts as an electronic cryptographic key that unlocks the device or application, usually with an encrypted password or biometric data. Something you have. Something you are. VPN Authentication.

Authentication 104

Authentication Passwords Access Computer and Electronics 104

Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2020

The company collects a laundry list of data about you, including user name, physical address, email address, phone number, job information, Facebook profile information, computer or phone specs, IP address, and any other information you create or upload. And it uses all of this surveillance data for profit, against your interests.

Privacy 145

Privacy Security Encryption Personal data 145

John Battelle's Searchblog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Is there a moment in the history of computing that is as significant as the one we’re in now? And that has been the workhorse of the design of computer chips for years and years. And that has been the workhorse of the design of computer chips for years and years. Others have said, it’s as significant as the iPhone.

Artificial Intelligence 69

Artificial Intelligence Computer and Electronics IT Risk 69