On March 5, 2009, Computerworld ran an article about how the CEO of Mahalo, a Santa Monica-based search engine company, defended the hiring of an employee, Mr. John Schiefer, who, on Wednesday of this week, was sentenced to 4 years in prison for leading a botnet scheme before he was hired by the company. […]
A data breach has occured, and you received a "notification letter" in the mail, from the organization who was storing your personal identifiable information, stating that your private information may have been exposed in the breach, and that if necessary, the organization will pay for 1 year credit monitoring services. What happens after that? […]
John Markoff, of The New York Times, wrote an article on Saturday, February 14, 2009, which states that because Internet privacy and security has become so maddingly elusive, the best way to solve our current cyber-security problem is to build a "new and improved" Internet. What this new Internet may look like is the subject of […]
It has been well-settled that employers have a right to attach whatever conditions they want when it comes to accessing or inspecting workplace computers. So much so, that it does not even have to be reasonable. However, if the terms and conditions involving computer usage, Internet, e-mail, or other corporate communication systems, are not carefully outlined […]
There is a huge disconnect between CEO-type personnel and CTO-type personnel when it comes to the discussion of cyber-security. Technology officers often are aware of the risks and vulnerabilities associated with running an IT network, but they have been unable to translate those same risks and vulnerabilities into language that financial minds can comprehend. […]
The news headlines over the past 4 days seem to suggest that breaches in corporate data are becoming more prevelant, but the mechanisms used to commit the acts are a result of human behaviors, and not technology. As more and more layoffs occur in the marketplace, and those individuals who once had access to […]
The Veterans Administration agreed on Tuesday to paying $20 million to veterans who were potentially exposed to identity theft arising out of a data security breach in 2006 of their personal identifiable information. This currently is the largest data breach in U.S. government history, and occurred when a VA employee wanted to take their laptop […]
Attention Boeing Employee Credit Union and Washington State Employees Credit Union Members Class Action Investigation: Heartland Payment Systems data breach – The Law Office of Seaton M. Daly III, P.L.L.C., is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Heartland Payment Systems (“HPS”), Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU), Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU), […]
January 20, 2009, will forever be known as the day the U.S. inaugurated its first African-American President, Barack Obama. However, buried deep in the headlines of the day, it was announced that the largest data security breach in U.S. history occured by Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. The amount of loss and damages, it is […]
The sky is falling! For thousands of years, people have been told to prepare for apocalyptic events, and yet time after time, history has shown that we disregard the "warnings" until the "event" actually takes place. Maybe in some sadistic or perverse way, we derive some sort of pleasure from failing to heed the signals, […]