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Mar 15, 2017

New York’s Cybersecurity Regulations Became Effective March 1, 2017

There's been so much to blog about that I ended up holding on to a story from SC Magazine that

Mar 14, 2017

The Real Lesson of the WikiLeaks CIA Hacking Revelations

Is . . . update, update, update. After the hoopla died down, the news media finally got it right –

Mar 13, 2017

Best Buy’s Geek Squad Conspired with FBI to Search Customer Devices Without Warrants

BGR reported last week that newly unsealed court documents suggest that Best Buy secretly teamed with the FBI to perform

Mar 09, 2017

USA TODAY Has Launched a Secure Whistle-Blower Site

We spend a fair amount of time living out of hotel rooms as we travel on speaking engagements. John is

Mar 08, 2017

WikiLeaks Releases Huge Cache of Alleged CIA Hacking Documents

Some Tuesdays are more interesting than others. Yesterday, you could almost hear the mournful wailing of spooks (the CIA kind)

Mar 07, 2017

Beware of Waiving Privilege When You Have Open Link Files in a File Sharing Site

The lesson of the post title was hammered home recently when a magistrate judge in Virginia ruled that an insurance

Mar 06, 2017

UBER Uses Greyball to Thwart Legal Authorities

The New York Times reported on March 3rd that Uber, for years, has engaged in a worldwide program to deceive

Mar 02, 2017

ABA Now Offering Cyberinsurance to Law Firms

On February 28th, the American Bar Association announced that it has expanded its insurance offerings to include cyberinsurance. The insurance

Mar 01, 2017

Dangerous Mix: IRS Says New Scam Blends CEO Fraud with W-2 Phishing

Cybercriminals spend their time concocting new nefarious ways to make money. As the IRS recently warned in an urgent alert,

Feb 28, 2017

How Parents Can Protect Kids Online

It is truly remarkable how many times people ask us for tips to help protect their kids online. Equally remarkable

Feb 27, 2017

The Store Aisles Have Eyes And They Are Watching You

In a very interesting CBS News video, Joseph Turow, a professor at University of Pennsylvania and author of "The Aisles

Feb 23, 2017

U.S. Born NASA Scientist Detained at Border Until He Unlocks NASA Phone

It was very unnerving to read a story in The Verge about the detention of NASA scientist Sidd Bikkannavar who