Tag: The New York Times

Data Security & Privacy

Debate: Should A Company Be Required To Disclose A Data Breach?

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Breaches of an organizations critical infrastructure, specifically its cyber-infrastructure, have become a daily recurring problem for businesses and governments worldwide.  Allegations of the Chinese military hacking into IT networks of American businesses and organized criminal enterprises setting up lucrative black market schemes permeate the mainstream media market.  When a breach of mission-critical data occurs, should the […]

Data Security & Privacy

Dropbox Employee’s Hacked Information Leads to Spam Attack

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The New York Times reported that login credentials of a Dropbox employee were stolen from an unrelated hacking incident, and led to a spam attack within its own network.  The incident occurred when hacker’s used a stolen password to log into the Dropbox employee’s account that had content which contained Dropbox user information.  From that point, the hacker’s launched a spam attack […]

Data Security & Privacy

NYT: Secret Courts, Electronic Surveillance, and a Judge’s Frustration

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Mr. Adam Liptak, reporter for The New York Times, recently wrote a compelling article on the unparalleled amount of warrant requests used by law enforcement agencies through the judicial system.  For the most part, the American public is unaware that in 2011, cellphone carriers were hit with approximately 1.3 million requests for subscriber information, which for […]

Data Security & Privacy

‘Do Not Track’ Does Not Solve the Problem of Monitoring Consumer Behaviors’ Online

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In a meeting last week with federal regulators, the advertising and technology industry announced it would support a “Do Not Track” policy that would allow consumers to manage their online privacy settings.  This support comes after intense pressure from both the Obama Administration and Congress, on adopting a universal privacy bill of rights.  According to […]

Business Law

British Electronic Health Care Records – Will U.S. Organization’s Learn Lessons?

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Last week, Great Britain announced that it is “dismantling” a government program aimed at making health care records available electronically.  The objective of the program was to better facilitate communications between doctors, clinics, and patients.  The program, which began in 2002, was budgeted at $19 billion to implement.  As Dr. David J. Brailer, national coordinator for health information technology […]

Business Law

Federal Government ‘Up in the Air’ Over Cloud Computing

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Vivek Kundra’s tenure as the Nation’s first Chief Information Officer will likely be remembered for designating much of the federal government’s IT architecture towards cloud-based services.  The former CIO’s vision has recently come under scrutiny by the two most prominent agencies within the U.S. government – the Pentagon and State Department.  While the main selling point for cloud-based technology is cost […]