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Application Security: Complete Definition, Types & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

As that definition spans the cloud and data centers, and on-premises, mobile and web users, application security needs to encompass a range of best practices and tools. Controls can be anything from good password hygiene to web application firewalls and internal network segmentation, a layered approach that reduces risk at each step.

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Florida Amends Breach Notification Law to Cover Health Data, Tighten Notice Deadline and Require State Regulator Notification

Hunton Privacy

In addition, the definition of “personal information” now includes a “username or e-mail address, in combination with a password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account.”. steps that have been taken to rectify the breach.

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2019 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 1

eDiscovery Daily

PASSWORDS AND FIFTH AMENDMENT PROTECTION. What better place to start than two of the most notable cases of this (or any other) year, dealing with forced provision of device passwords and the application of the “foregone conclusion” exception of the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination.

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. This can include programs with which the hacker can disable security software, install keyloggers, or steal sensitive information like passwords or credit card details. Need More Intel on Rootkits?

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Massachusetts Revises Information Security Regulations and Extends Deadline for Compliance

Hunton Privacy

For example, employers that must protect personal information from terminated employees will not be obligated to do so by “immediately terminating their physical and electronic access to such records, including deactivating their passwords and user names.”

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White House Proposes Cybersecurity Legislation

Hunton Privacy

In an effort to coordinate the nation’s federal information security policy, the proposal would also grant DHS primary authority for information security across the federal government’s civilian computers and networks, including formalizing DHS’s responsibility for implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (“FISMA”).

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Galperin is the current Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and noted free speech advocate. — Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020. Eugene Kaspersky | @e_kaspersky.