FTC Announces New Guidance on Ransomware
On November 10, 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidance for businesses and consumers on the impact […]
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NIST and USCG Issue New Maritime Industry Cybersecurity Profile
In 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 13636 and directed the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]
Internet of Things (IoT) Security Takes Center Stage At FBI, DHS, NIST and Congress
On October 21, 2016, a domain name service host and internet management company experienced at least two waves of a […]
US Officially Blames Russia For DNC Hack
The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) issued a […]
New York Proposes First-in-the-Nation Cybersecurity Regulation for Financial Institutions
On September 13, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services introduced a new rule that would require banks, insurance […]
White House Issues Presidential Directive Coordinating Government Response To “Cyber Incidents”
On July 26, 2016, President Obama issued a new Presidential Directive setting forth the framework for how the United States […]
The Ashley Madison Breach: Canada-Australia Report of Investigation and Takeaways for all Organizations
On August 23, 2016, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released its joint report with the Office […]
UK Supreme Court to re-consider compensation rights under Data Protection Act
This week, Google has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court as part of the decision in […]
Legislative Alert: Bill S-4, an Act to amend Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) passed in House of Commons.
Today, June 18, 2015, Bill S-4, the Digital Privacy Act was passed by Canada’s House of Commons vote. Bill S-4 […]
Who’s Minding The Store?
Late last week, the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced a major breach within its own office with […]
California Court Interprets E-Mail Addresses under the Song-Beverly Act
One of the most interesting and important developments in retail privacy cases is a recent unpublished decision, Capp v. Nordstrom. […]
Data privacy: a look ahead at 2014
So as the latest Snowdon revelations (oh … and the New Year Holiday fun has subsided) how about we look […]