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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. million individuals from the Company’s systems. filed Dec.

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How To Build A Cybersecurity Career | What Really Matters

Cyber Info Veritas

Since the general work of a cybersecurity specialist is to ensure that computer systems and networks are secure—essentially meaning cybersecurity experts are in charge of the electronic security of an organization—they must be knowledgeable. In some instances, you will also need to be a qualified statistician and mathematician.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Galperin is the current Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and noted free speech advocate. Longtime network and system administrator Jack Daniel is a technology community activist, mentor, and storyteller. October is now BGP Awareness Month. — Eva (@evacide) October 4, 2021.

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Cyber Blackmail: More Than Just Ransomware

The Texas Record

Ransomware, which is when a criminal encrypts an organization’s data and then demands payment before releasing the key required to reverse the encryption that is holding the victim’s data hostage, has made international headlines lately. Ransomware Hits CDOT Computers. million dollars in recovery efforts to date. [1] 5] Ring, T.