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Jan 23, 2020

2020 Brings New Data Breach Laws

Why oh why don't we have a federal data breach law? Never mind, a rhetorical question. But because we don't

Jan 22, 2020

Sedona Conferences Publishes Incident Response Guide

The Sedona Conference and its Working Group 11 on Data Security and Privacy Liability (WG11) have announced the publication of

Jan 21, 2020

Troops Deploying to Middle East Ordered to Leave Personal Devices at Home

ZDNet reported on January 13 that troops deploying to the Middle East have been told to leave personal devices like

Jan 20, 2020

NIST Publishes Version 1.0 of Privacy Framework

On January 16, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it had published Version 1.0 of the

Jan 09, 2020

IT Executive Rips Off Employer to the Tune of $6 Million

It's an old story, but with a big number attached. As Naked Security reported on January 7, IT exec Hicham

Jan 08, 2020

New Ring Devices Will Require Two-Factor Authentication

It is hard to protect people against their own stupidity, but Ring is trying. As CNET reported on January 6,

Jan 07, 2020

Will Iran Retaliate With a Cyberattack for the Death of General Qasem Soleimani?

That question assumes there is no "if" just a "how" and a "when". We cannot know about the "when", but

Jan 06, 2020

A Simple Video Explanation of Quantum Computers

I confess it. I have never understood (even remotely) the concepts behind quantum computers. I know John does (but then

Dec 19, 2019

Deepfake Videos Overwhelmingly Used to Degrade Women

I've spent a lot of time, on RTL and offline, worrying about the possible effect of deepfake videos on the

Dec 18, 2019

Ransomware Gangs Outing Victims – and That Makes It a Data Breach

For a long time, it was safe to say that ransomware attacks were only rarely data breaches – mostly they

Dec 17, 2019

Want to be an Arsonist? Leave Your Android Phone at Home

Unless you want to go to jail of course. Naked Security carried a great geofencing post on December 16. If

Dec 16, 2019

Electronic Frontier Foundation Releases a “Deep Dive” Into Corporate Surveillance

On December 2, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released a stunning and comprehensive paper entitled Behind the One-Way Mirror: A