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Congress should act to protect cybersecurity whistleblowers because information security has never been so important, or so challenging. In the wake of a barrage of shocking revelations about data breaches and companies mishandling of customer data, a bipartisan consensus has emerged in support of legislation to give consumers more control over their personal information, require […]
The problem, however, is that firms and other organizations can be prone to categorizing cybersecurity as an IT problem with an IT solution. Frank Gillman, chief information security officer at Lewis Brisbois, has heard responses along those lines before. “It’s like well, the minute you tell me that, I know your plan is terrible,” he said. […]
“We recently identified unauthorized access to some of our databases containing certain Flipboard users’ account information, including account credentials. In response to this discovery, we immediately launched an investigation and an external security firm was engaged to assist. Findings from the investigation indicate an unauthorized person accessed and potentially obtained copies of certain databases containing […]