GDPR: One Year On, Lessons Learned

On May 25, 2018, the EU rolled out a new set of data privacy laws under the General Data Protection Regulation, more commonly known as GDPR. The aim of GDPR was to set a standardized level of data protection for individuals across the EU. The negotiat… Continue reading GDPR: One Year On, Lessons Learned

Blockchain Transactions, RFID and More: 7 Security Tips to Help Regulate the Cadaver Trade

Reading Time: 4 minutes Today, the body broker business is unregulated as in centuries past. Security tools such as RFID tracking, blockchain transactions and IAM can help validate the trustworthiness of buyers and sellers.

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Data Breach Notifications: Too Complex To Understand?

There are letters that no one ever wants to get: any correspondence from the IRS or the notification for jury duty, for example.  Add data breach notifications letter to that list. Not only do recipients not want to receive it, but senders aren’t thri… Continue reading Data Breach Notifications: Too Complex To Understand?

Is Third-Party Risk Assessment Getting Better?

 The 2019 “Vendor Risk Management Benchmark Study: Running Hard to Stay In Place” is the fifth annual survey of its kind by the Shared Assessments Program and consulting company Protiviti. The key finding of the survey is that businesses n… Continue reading Is Third-Party Risk Assessment Getting Better?

The Great Ohio Key Fob Mystery, or “Honey, I Jammed the Neighborhood!”

Hack long enough and hard enough, and it’s a pretty safe bet that you’ll eventually cause unintentional RF emissions. Most of us will likely have our regulatory transgression go unnoticed. But for one unlucky hacker in Ohio, a simple project ended up with a knock at the door by local …read more

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2019 Update on frameworks, standards, and regulations for infosec

At the 2019 BSides Tampa Security conference I did a talk on 2019 Updates on frameworks, standards, and regulations for infosec.  Over the last year several new and updated frameworks and regulations have come out, as well as are being updated.
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Survey: Businesses Won’t Be Ready for CCPA

In July, I discussed one of the first U.S. responses to GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is supposed to go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. Tech companies oppose the law and are fighting to get it changed. And based on a new survey fro… Continue reading Survey: Businesses Won’t Be Ready for CCPA

Don’t Wait for Regulations to Transform Cryptocurrency Securities

As bitcoin theft increases and the crypto market remains volatile, the question emerging around cryptocurrency securities is whether government regulation will help stabilize the digital economy.

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Security Boulevard’s 5 Most Read Stories for the Week, August 13-17

A new week, a new crop of security stories. Last week, lack of user privacy, man-in-the-attack, dumb privacy rules and Intel CPUs vulnerabilities made the headlines. In addition, we discussed how to get smarter about securing smart technologies. Be su… Continue reading Security Boulevard’s 5 Most Read Stories for the Week, August 13-17