Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The Sunday after Thanksgiving has officially been declared “Cyber Safety Sunday” which is a day for holiday shoppers to prepare themselves for the start of “Cyber Week” during which 42 percent of people plan to do the majority of their holiday shopping, according to a news release from…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The California State Legislature has passed Senate Bill 362 (“DELETE Act”) which which would allow consumers to have every “data broker” that collected their personal information to delete that information information with a single verifiable request. The bill now heads to California Governor Gavin Newsom for consideration. Under…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn ClearStar Inc., an industry leader in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening, today announced that it has received ISO 27701:2019 certification for its Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). This certification shows ClearStar meets rigorous international standards for protecting personal data. ISO/IEC 27701:2019 is a privacy extension…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 7, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) with recommended actions to protect against and reduce the impact from the CL0P Ransomware Gang exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer (CVE-2023-3436). “CL0P Ransomware Gang,…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Following the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) binding dispute resolution decision of April 13, 2023, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta IE) was issued a fine of 1.2 billion euros following an inquiry into its Facebook service by the Irish Data Protection Authority (IE DPA), according to an EDPB…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 11, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will hold a virtual panel discussion on “Cloud Computing: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead” to discuss the business practices of cloud computing providers including issues related to security, competition, and emerging technology, according to a press release from the…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has called a data breach caused by a now-former employee who sent the personal information of more than 250,000 individuals to a personal email account “completely unacceptable,” according to reports from The Hill and Politico of a story first reported by The…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn Two “people search” service providers have disclosed that data breaches have affected a total of more than 20 million users – over 11.9 million accounts at one and more than 8.1 million accounts at the other – according to individual data breach notices published by both companies and…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 23, 2023, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) announced the program for the 2023 Data Privacy Week campaign that will take place from January 22 to 28, 2023, to continue to raise awareness about the importance of digital privacy for consumers and businesses, according to a news…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – which works to reduce risk to America’s cyber infrastructure – is leading a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise cybersecurity awareness nationally and internationally every October during Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This campaign theme for 2022 – “See Yourself…
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