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Student Sues Whiteworth University for Ransomware Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Patrick Loyola is the student who filed the suit as the University failed to protect the data storage servers that stored highly sensitive information about former and present students. A student has launched legal action against an educational institute in the latest case.

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Data Privacy Day: Securing your data with a password manager

IT Security Guru

Each year, the day provides an opportunity to educate consumers and organisations alike on the importance of privacy and staying safe online. So, how can consumers protect themselves? All data will be stored and protected from unauthorised threat-actors trying to steal credentials.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Financial Data Protection Laws. financial data must comply with consumer-protection laws such as the Electronics Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and a litany of regulations enforced by the SEC (such as Sarbanes-Oxley), CFTC, FISMA, and other financial regulatory bodies. Health data and patient data in the U.S.

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FFIEC Updates Its Cybersecurity Guidelines For Financial Institutions

ForAllSecure

The resource guide is a valuable tool for financial institutions of all sizes as it provides best practices, recommendations, and resources to help organizations protect their networks and data from cyber threats. The guide also serves as an educational resource on the latest security technologies.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Inferences drawn from any of the information identified” above “to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, preferences, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.”. No such language is present in the CCPA.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Inferences drawn from any of the information identified” above “to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, preferences, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.”. No such language is present in the CCPA.