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FTC Hosts Workshop on Informational Injury

Hunton Privacy

On December 12, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a workshop on informational injury in Washington, D.C. Consideration was given to whether the same factors apply in both the privacy and security contexts, the risk of potential injury versus realized injury and when government intervention is warranted.

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

A survey of local media reports by Recorded Future tallied 38 ransomware attacks against cities in 2017, rising to 53 attacks in 2018. insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. mayors attending the U.S.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on disclosure and enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) make clear that cybersecurity is no longer a niche topic, but a concern significant enough to warrant the oversight of corporate boards of directors. Designing an Enterprise-Level Approach. Principle 5.

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Extended Validation Certificates are Dead

Troy Hunt

pic.twitter.com/IYf2Km4LkD — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) July 14, 2017. Comodo goes on with an attempt to establish the efficacy of EV by referring to "a recent study": A recent survey by DevOps.com found that customers are 50% more likely to trust and purchase from a website with a green address bar.

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

Data Protector

Where the Information Commissioner gives notices to data controllers, she can now secure compliance, with the power to issue substantial administrative penalties of up to 4% of global turnover. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? To date, the Commission has adopted 12 such decisions.

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