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Lawmakers are urging the United States Armed Forces to drop TikTok as an approved app. Service members in the US can no longer use TikTok on government-issued smartphones, according to Reuters, due to the popular video-sharing app’s emergence as a “cybersecurity threat.” Both the Navy and the Army are disabling smartphones with TikTok currently installed. […]
On Data Privacy, India Charts Its Own Path – The New York Times
India is poised to pass its first major data protection law, placing new restrictions on how corporations can collect and use information from the country’s 1.3 billion people. The legislation, which is set to be introduced in Parliament this week after more than a year of discussion, builds on Europe’s recently enacted privacy protections that […]
US Hospitals Fined $2.175M for “Refusal to Properly Report” Data Breach – Infosecurity Magazine
An American health services provider has agreed to pay a fine of $2.175m after refusing to properly notify Health and Human Services of a data breach. In April of 2017, a complaint regarding Sentara Hospitals was received by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The complainant said that they had received a bill from Sentara Hospitals […]
Cybersecurity has taken a back seat to privacy.
Cybercrime will carry a global price tag of $6 trillion by 2021, according to a Cybersecurity Ventures annual report. The National Security Agency warns that cybercriminals are “becoming more sophisticated and capable every day in their ability to use the Internet for nefarious purposes.” Yet many companies fail to take basic precautions, such as deleting […]
Council Post: California’s IoT Security Law: Why It Matters And The Meaning Of ‘Reasonable Cybersecurity’
Over the last several years, the internet of things (IoT) has not only come to pervade our home life, but our work life as well. A smart thermostat adjusts office temperatures based on changes in the weather, and the vending machine in the hall issues an alert when it needs to be refilled. Yet the […]
U.S. National Guard’s Evolving Mission Includes Assisting Local Governments Experiencing Cyber Attacks – CPO Magazine
These brigades are also often consolidated efforts, bringing together personnel and resources from multiple National Guard branches (such as the Army and Air Force). In total the National Guard has nearly 4,000 service members dedicated to cyber security spread across 59 units in 38 states, and anticipates adding more through 2022. An example of the […]
Too Many CISOs Delay Cyber Response, DHS Official Says – Nextgov
An overabundance of cybersecurity leaders across federal agencies is hindering the government’s ability to adapt to the changing digital landscape, according to a top Homeland Security Department official. Agencies must be able to act swiftly to keep their tech ecosystems secure against a constantly evolving array of digital threats, but excessive bureaucracy within the federal […]
New York SHIELD Act on Data Breach Notification
The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Handling Act (SHIELD Act) recently enacted by the New York Senate brings New York in line with many states that have expanded their breach notification laws, and imposes new obligations on businesses that hold New York residents’ personal information. Effective October 2019, the Act amends New York’s […]
Microsoft will honor California’s new privacy rights throughout the United States – Microsoft on the Issues
We are optimistic that the California Consumer Privacy Act — and the commitment we are making to extend its core rights more broadly — will help serve as a catalyst for even more comprehensive privacy legislation in the U.S. As important a milestone as CCPA is, more remains to be done to provide the protection […]
The CCPA Is Coming and So Are Data Breach Class Actions | Corporate Counsel
Even if companies are prepared for the CCPA, those responsible for compliance and regulation should be keeping an eye on what other states are doing. “The one thing that is becoming an emerging area is that other states are following the lead of California and enacting their own laws,” Palmer said. “The CCPA is the […]
Exodus of Cyber Security Team Could Expose White House to Cyber Attacks – CPO Magazine
At a time when global cyber threats seem to be emerging everywhere, the U.S. White House appears to be ignoring the potential risk of a cyber attack carried on the White House’s computer networks. What is most alarming is a recent exodus of at least a dozen senior cyber security officials, all of them former […]
Bill Calling for DHS Cyber Incident Mitigation Teams Advances
In the wake of ransomware attacks that have hit the public and private sectors, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill that calls for creating cyber incident response and threat hunting teams at the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act 2019, was approved by the Senate by unanimous […]
Congress and Trump Agreed They Want a National Privacy Law. It Is Nowhere in Sight. – The New York Times
A rare thing emerged in Washington early this year: agreement. Republicans and Democrats in Congress, as well as the Trump White House, all said they wanted a new federal law to protect people’s online privacy. Numerous tech companies urged them on. And they had a deadline. With a broad California privacy law set to go […]
U.S. Steps Up Scrutiny of Airplane Cybersecurity – WSJ
Concerns that planes could be targeted in cyberattacks are prompting U.S. officials to re-energize efforts to identify airliners’ vulnerability to hacking. The revived program, led by the Department of Homeland Security and involving the Pentagon and Transportation Department, aims to identify cybersecurity risks in aviation and improve U.S. cyber resilience in a critical area of […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s Newest Agency Outlines its Future | SIGNAL Magazine
The Department of Homeland Security’s new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, known as CISA, is charged with coordinating the protection of America’s critical infrastructure from cyber as well as physical attacks. Director Christopher Krebs recently released the agency’s top operational priorities. CISA, which was created in November 2018, will initially tackle supply chain risks, election […]