On behalf of the European Union, French privacy regulators expressed “deep concern” over Google’s new privacy policy stating that the search engine company has not been “sufficiently forthcoming” in its investigation with the regulatory agency. The National Commission for Computing and Liberties (also known as “C.N.I.L.”) asked Google in February to answer a questionnaire, which […]
The U.S. government announced yesterday (May 22, 2012) that terrorist organizations, like al Qaeda, are looking to launch “electronic jihad” on U.S. networks that are critical to its infrastructures. A video released by the terrorist organization yesterday urged extremists to exploit network flaws in systems related to the aviation and power grid industry, to name a few. This […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigations announced a public service campaign today to bring attention to the $13 billion dollars in lost trade secrets to U.S. businesses by way of state-sponsored organizations and organized-criminal elements. In February, 2012, five companies and individuals were charged with economic espionage and theft of trade secrets for their role in […]
When assessing risk options for cyber-attacks, the natural response for corporate managers is to insure against the risk by paying a third-party to ‘indemnify and hold harmless’ against such a catastrophe. However, in mid-April this year, Insurance Journal reported that 3 out 4 corporate managers were forgoing cyber-insurance policies to cover data breaches despite the […]
Eight months ago I was notified that my domain registration provider would be cancelling its service, and that I would need to find a new provider before the site shutdown. I was assured by both my old and new domain provider that the transition would be seamless and hassle-free (famous last words). Knowing very well […]