It has been reported by The Associated Press that the Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case of City of Ontario v. Quon. This case has huge implications for how far a government employer can go to examine workplace text messages that are private in nature by an employee. Male and […]
The Insurancejournal.com reported that "Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has signed legislation into law that encourages financial institutions to comply wtih that data security requirements — or face potential liability if a data breach occurs. According to bill text of HB 1149, ‘Protecting Consumers from Breaches of Security,’ the [S]tate recognizes that breaches of credit and […]
The Associated Press reported today that French authorities interviewed Francois Cousteix, or better known by his online name "Hacker Troll", for 2 days while the FBI sat in on the investigation. As an unemployed person, with admittedly very little computer savvy, Mr. Cousteix insists that the only motivation for hacking into the Twitter accounts of […]
When executives of publicly traded companies sign their annual and periodic statements, such as Form-10K or Form-10Q, with the various regulatory agencies, it is a comprehensive summary of the corporation’s performance. In signing these forms, the executive is attesting that all data pertaining to the health and viability of the organization has been fully disclosed to […]
This past week in San Fancisco, "Cyber Czar" Howard Schmidt announced the Obama Administration’s approach to confronting the cyber-threats against U.S. infrastructures. Many of the strategies outlined in the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative ("CNCI") were designed to enhance the Government’s objectives of, (1) establishing a front line defense against today’s threats to our cyber-infrastructure; […]
Last week, a ruling by an Italian court in Milan set a troubling precedent by imposing a six-month suspended jail sentence on three Google, Inc., executives and one Google, Inc., officer over a video that was posted depicting an autistic boy being bullyed by a group of teenagers in Turin, Italy. Under European Union privacy law, […]
The Associated Press reported today that an arrest warrant has been issued for disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis in Paris, France. Mr. Landis, former 2006 Tour de France champion, had his medal revoked when it was determined that he had elevated levels of performance enhancing drugs in his system. Mr. Landis maintains that the computer files were […]
This week, both The New York Times and Wired.com, released articles that shed some light on how cyber-thieves hack into organizational databases, and what kinds of information they are looking for. What the reporters exposed is enough to make any business owner rethink what their risk management policy (if any) is towards information technology, […]
Today, January 28th, is national Data Privacy Day. If the purpose of this day is to raise the level of awareness and a call to action by consumers and businesses alike, then we still have a long road to build. Most people realize that their personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, social security number, […]
In a follow up to the developing story between China’s response to Google’s threats to leave that market, The New York Times reported today that many corporations are starting to voice their concerns about the amount of government-backed surveillance in China. Security researchers in Canada found that "an automated espionage system based in China […]