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Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 30, 2019.
Some powerful Democratic senators are looking for some answers on what, if any, cybersecurity risks were posed by the recent, and possibly future, government shutdown(s). Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, fired off a letter to the Department of Homeland Security seeking to “better understand the shutdown’s toll on our national […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 28, 2019.
A federal judge denied approval of a settlement in the Yahoo data breach class action on Monday, saying Yahoo’s refusal to disclose the total amount to be paid out to those affected by the largest data breach in history renders it insufficient. via Judge Denies Yahoo Privacy Data Breach Settlement.
Ransomware attacks have reached epidemic proportions, but nobody is talking about it. Why? Because ransomware victims are discreetly paying the ransoms and are (lawfully) sweeping the incidents under the rug. via Ransomware’s Dirty Little Secret: Most Victims Pay | LinkedIn.
The Big 4 accounting firms have identified legal services as an area for growth beyond traditional financial services and consulting services. Additionally, data security and compliance are critical components for the success of both developing and established companies. These combined trends present an expanding field for law firms to develop partnerships with cybersecurity companies to offer their […]
None of the cybersecurity concerns have bubbled up to the surface enough to merit prominent national news coverage, but a newly released 72-page report from the FBI Agents Association walks through some of the consequences, and their ramifications could potentially be profound. Among them, the report quotes an FBI agent in the bureau’s Northeast region lamenting […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 24, 2019.
Add cybersecurity to the already lengthy list of services and agencies impacted by the partial federal government shutdown. While many essential defense and law enforcement personnel have been required to work without pay, some agencies that handle cybersecurity duties, such as the Department of Homeland Security’s recently formed Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the […]
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Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 22, 2019.
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 21, 2019.
Several parts of the federal government have been shut down for about a month now, and cybersecurity professionals say government websites are becoming more vulnerable to security breaches each day the shutdown lasts. Visitors to manufacturing.gov, for instance, are finding that the site has become unusable — its information about the manufacturing sector is no […]
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 20, 2019.
Get caught up with the Cybersecurity Docket News Wire for January 19, 2019.