eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Financial Data Protection Laws.

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Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Zoom has agreed to establish and implement a comprehensive security program, to implement a prohibition on privacy and security misrepresentations, and to other detailed and specific relief to protect its user base, according to the FTC. based consumers, underscore the need for additional relief in this matter,” Wilson wrote. “I

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. The security breach was a result of a vulnerability in the software for their websites: a program called Apache Struts. Before the. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1 November 2017.

Computers and Electronics 209

Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Internet Internet 209

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Consumers will buy products without proper security features, unaware that their information is vulnerable. And current liability laws make it hard to hold companies accountable for shoddy software security. It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. But software is different.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This directive significantly increases the penalties associated with misleading promotions, fake reviews and aggressive door-to-door selling, in order to strengthen consumer protection, especially for those who shop online. The text provides for heavy fines and even imprisonment for companies that do not ensure strict compliance.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Kottmann also reportedly even posted some of the videos on Twitter, which later deleted the hacker’s account and their offending tweets. Thought leaders advise reducing or eliminating the use of these skeleton key-like accounts. Or another video in which Massachusetts police officers were questioning a handcuffed man in custody.

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Surveillance IoT Accountability Passwords 129

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 19, 2017

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” The GAO identifies three major components that make up nearly all IoT devices: (1) hardware, (2) network connectivity, and (3) software.

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IoT Computers and Electronics Internet Internet 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 6, 2018

To mitigate against this threat, the IRS recommended that taxpayers and businesses that store taxpayer information take three steps: Use Security Software. Use security software with firewall and anti-virus protections, and ensure the security software is always turned on and can automatically update. Watch Out For Scams.

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Scams Identity Theft Banking Retail 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 18, 2020

Take account of cultural approaches: there are differences within EU and across US States and other jurisdictions Consider whether you apply GDPR globally as starting point. talking about DPIAs) or more global (e.g. talking about privacy assessments). How does local culture affect this? Many deploy more region-specific frameworks.

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Data privacy Accountability Software Risk 52

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

Try to think of a banking site with millions of account holders who keep the history of transactions, deposits, investments for years and years, without obviously being accessible to the entire web population. Accessible through TOR and other software, it has a size that is incalculable if we use imagination. THE DARK WEB.

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