A coalition of civil liberties and human rights groups have launched a campaign to pressure tech companies to commit to stronger privacy and security practices via a Security Pledge, that they contend “would ensure the Internet is used to expand democracy, not undermine it” if adopted. The pledge borrows several elements from the European Union’s GDPR…
The Internet Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, the Information Technology Industry Council and the App Association have released a joint statement of principles for the framework of federal data breach legislation. They stress: Without a uniform national standard for data security and breach notification, the current patchwork is likely to grow even more complex…
The end of the year brings numerous cyber threat predictions for the new year from cybersecurity vendors. We have summarized some of these below. These should be taken very seriously since, as the Ponemon Institute reports, there are 720 million hack attempts every 24-hours worldwide, costing companies on average $9 million each year. GDPR…
The Emerging Law of Cyber Defense Listen At the 2017 Privacy + Security Forum at George Washington University, former Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen O’Rourke led a panel on the issue of “active defense” techniques in responding to cyber attacks. “Active defense” techniques may include honeypots, web beacons, “dark web” research, rescue…
The FTC’s 2017 Stick with Security series on the Bureau of Consumer Protection Business Blog offers additional insights beyond the ten Start with Security principles, based on the lessons of recent law enforcement actions, closed investigations, and experiences companies have shared about starting with security at their business.
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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and the Internet Law Center is proud to once again be part of the effort to increase awareness on this vital topic. We have added a number of posts containing cyber security tips by topic that you may wish to review. For more information go to: Stay Safe…
Equifax’s data breach involving the sensitive and personal information of 143 million consumers has sparked a national outcry and, investigations by over 30 state Attorneys General and the Federal Trade Commission. Last week, Massachusetts became the first state to commence litigation against Equifax and is now considering amending its data breach law in response. EQUIFAX…
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