The traditional method of funding a street-gang criminal enterprise through the selling of drugs or guns is now changing to a new form of revenue generation – cyber-crime. The reason for the paradigm shift is quite simple, the ability to make a large amount of money in an easy manner are simply outweighed by the chances […]
As the race to acquire clientele in the cloud computing arena escalates, service providers are taking onerous steps to ensure that their data security and privacy controls are adequately maintained and safeguarded. The aggressive marketing campaigns of service providers like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, are going to great lengths to build the trust of prospective clients. […]
The complaint filed against Facebook, Inc., by the U.S. government alleged that the social network’s 2009 Privacy Policy had “caused harm to users, including, but not limited to, threats to their health and safety, and unauthorized revelation of their affiliations [e.g. political views, sexual orientation, or business relationships].” The prickly wording by the Federal Trade […]
Federal Authorities released a statement that they are looking into a report of a cyber-attack on critical government infrastructures in Central Illinois. According to the report cited by the Associated Press, the hackers appear to have gained remote access to a water pump which supplies water to communities west of Springfield, Illinois, and shut it […]
Point-of-Sale (“POS”) fraud is on the rise last holiday season, and once again federal and state authorities are warning the public to be weary of “skimming” techniques this holiday season. According to the Associated Press today, 28 people were indicted in New York for running an ID-theft ring, whereby waiters were recruited to use POS […]
Today, The Wall Street Journal ran a series of special reports on emerging technological issues. One article of particular import addressed whether people should worry about the loss of their privacy online. The panelists for this article included a lawyer from D.C.; a “senior researcher” from Microsoft; a professor of Journalism; and a technology professional who […]
It appears that the Commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will be voting sometime within the next couple of weeks to approve a settlement between Facebook and the U.S. government over charges that the social media giant was unfair and deceptive in how it used customer personal information. The Wall Street Journal reported that the […]
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released a guidance report for publicly traded companies on how they should disclose cyber-related risks in their quarterly and annual filings. While the guidance report is only a list of suggested best practice disclosures, it is not intended to be compulsory for public companies. However, the suggestions may cause some corporations […]
As the industry of “Big Data” – the ability to capture, manage, and analyze large amounts of information – continues to grow, internal legal issues will emerge that most businesses will perceive as only secondary in importance. The traditional role of most IT department’s today is to “support the mission” of the organization, and for years, that […]
In the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, lawyers for Viacom, Inc., argued that the company’s lawsuit against media-content provider, YouTube, Inc., which was dismissed by the District Court in June, 2010, should be reconsidered, and allowed to continue on to trial. The Wall Street Journal reported that Mr. Paul Smith, legal counsel for Viacom, […]