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Dec 02, 2021

Lloyd’s of London: Insurers Should Not Cover ‘Retaliatory Cyber Operations’ Between Nation States

The Register reported on November 30th that Lloyd’s of London may no longer extend insurance coverage to companies affected by

Dec 01, 2021

Incident Response Planning Checklist from Microsoft

What could be handier than an Incident Response Planning Checklist from Microsoft? Not much! Mind you, this resource is not

Nov 30, 2021

193 Countries Adopt First Global Agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Homeland Security Today reported on November 29 that all the member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Nov 23, 2021

Banks Required to Report Major Cyber Incidents to Feds Within 36 Hours

CYBERSCOOP reported on November 19 that banks must report major cybersecurity incidents to federal officials within 36 hours under a

Nov 18, 2021

Ransomware Victims Don’t Know Who to Call!

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on November 16 that a congressional review issued yesterday by the House Oversight Committee concluded

Nov 17, 2021

The Robinhood Breach is Bad: A Roundup of Worse Breaches

CNET reported on November 12 on the recent breach of stock trading app Robinhood, which has acknowledged that data from

Nov 16, 2021

Law Firms Using Monitoring Software to Review Contract Review Attorneys’ Work

The Washington Post reported on November 11 on the issue of law firms monitoring the work of contract reviewer employees

Nov 11, 2021

MyCase Publishes 2021 Legal Industry Report: 82% of Law Firms Fully Reopened

MyCase released its 2021 Legal Industry Report: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic on November 9. Over 2000 lawyers participated in

Nov 10, 2021

Justice Department Scores: REvil Principal Arrested, $6 Million Seized, Bounties Offered

On November 8, KrebsOnSecurity reported on a story that made headlines everywhere. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest

Nov 09, 2021

Employers Monitoring Employees at Home: Stats From the UK

ZDNet reported on November 8 that, according to data from a poll of more than 2,400 UK workers conducted by

Nov 04, 2021

U.S. Sanctions Israel’s NSO Group for Cyber-Surveillance Issues

The Washington Post (sub.req.) reported on November 3 that the United States has added the Israeli spyware company NSO Group

Nov 03, 2021

Facebook Shuts Down Its Facial Recognition System

On November 2, CNET reported that Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system during November and delete the face