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Advice for manufacturers on the coming PSTI regulation

Pen Test Partners

This is a pivotal moment for manufacturers, importers, and distributors, imposing new compliance measures to safeguard against cyber threats. Implications for manufacturers and vendors This regulatory overhaul extends its reach to the core economic actors in the product lifecycle; manufacturers, importers, and distributors of smart products.

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The Latest in Creepy Spyware

Schneier on Security

Where are the consumer protection agencies? Manufacturers of those systems have included cameras for possible future uses, such as hand gestures to control in-flight entertainment.". "The on-device microphone was never intended to be a secret and should have been listed in the tech specs," the spokesperson said.

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Explained: Privacy washing

Malwarebytes

A small but telling example was a recent court case where a judge ruled that car manufacturers collecting users’ text messages and call logs did not meet the Washington Privacy Act’s (WPA) standard that a plaintiff must prove that “his or her business, his or her person, or his or her reputation” has been threatened.

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FTC bans SpyFone and its CEO from continuing to sell stalkerware

Malwarebytes

In that same release Wednesday, Samuel Levine, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection said: “SpyFone is a brazen brand name for a surveillance business that helped stalkers steal private information.

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SiteLock’s Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions For 2020

SiteLock

The CCPA aims to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for California residents or any other organization that does business with California. Given the focus on protecting consumer privacy, the CCPA regulations will inevitably set the bar for an increase in cybersecurity policies.

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NIST Plans To Examine Internet of Things (IoT) For Its Cybersecurity Framework

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

In 2015, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued guidance encouraging certain best practices in the IoT sector. ” And in California, a new bill is being considered by the California legislature (Cal. ” And in California, a new bill is being considered by the California legislature (Cal.

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New IoT Security Regulations

Schneier on Security

Due to ever-evolving technological advances, manufacturers are connecting consumer goods­ -- from toys to lightbulbs to major appliances­ -- to the internet at breakneck speeds. It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. This is the Internet of Things, and it's a security nightmare.

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