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On March 24, President Trump signed two bills designed to enhance the availability and security of 5G and other broadband services. The first bill, the “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act” or the “Broadband DATA Act” requ… Continue reading President Signs Two Broadband Bills
A few years ago, Apple began pushing “two-factor” authentication on its users. Through an update in the Operating System, they began to require those who wanted to download and install software to, in addition to providing a password, use a separate out-of-band authentication mechanism. While such 2FA systems are not perfect, and those which rely…
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Should law enforcement agencies be alerted every time a potential breach occurs? The DoJ thinks so. At a hearing on March 4 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Department of Justice (DoJ) Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Asset P… Continue reading DoJ Calls for Mandatory Data Breach Reporting to Law Enforcement
Andrew Skelton was a senior auditor in the internal audit department of UK supermarket chain Morrisons. In July, 2013, Skelton was scolded by Morrisons for some minor misconduct. To get even, Skelton leaked payroll, banking and other data about 126,000 Morrisons employees first to an online accessible website, and then to several newspapers. The breach, forensics,…
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When it comes to First Amendment free speech rights, the Supreme Court has sided mostly with consumers. Will that change with a Maine case? In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law that mandated that anti-abortion clinics advise pa… Continue reading Maine Suit Challenges Privacy Regulation on First Amendment Grounds
Cyber Security is NOT about cybersecurity. It’s not about compliance with regulations. At the end of the day, cyber security is about identifying and managing risks. Risks associated with the use and misuse of technology. Risks associated with failing to protect data. Risks associated with doing too little. And risks associated with doing too much.…
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In the wake of the SARS CoViD-19 pandemic, news organizations have been interviewing so-called “preppers” – survivalists who have been preparing for some natural or man-made disaster by hoarding shelf-stabilized food, guns, underground bunkers, water, and backup electricity. The preppers are taking a victory lap essentially saying, “we told you so.” Not quite. You see,…
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The first day was like a snow day. Maybe sleep in late. Maybe handle a few hundred e-mails and phone calls. It was either very hectic, or very slow. It was anything but normal. By day three it has already gotten old. You’re not really into the telecommuting routine. You’re not quite “at home” but…
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Important News about COVID-19! That e-mail came from the Virginia EZ-Pass. In the past two weeks, if you are anything like me, you have been receiving hundreds of e-mails from vendors, suppliers, and third parties from Outback steak house to 1-800-CONTACTS telling you about their policies, plans or procedures for the coming zombie apocalypse that…
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One of the most important things for employers, schools, universities, hospitals, and public places to do during the time of a pandemic is to determine (to some degree of certainty) which individuals are infected, which are contagious, and which are symptomatic. The concept of “social distancing” is enhanced if we can know who is contagious…
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