On May 14, I noted an article in Legal Times about a FOIA lawsuit filed by Philip Reitinger against the FTC. Reitinger sued the FTC after it returned no responsive documents to his FOIA request of November, 2014. Reitinger originally sought: Any and all documents including memoranda, communications, decisions, deliberations, and analyses regarding standards, guidelines, or…
Month: August 2015
Privacy breach no more: Eastern Health finds missing USB in file folder
CBC News reports: Eastern Health says it’s found the missing USB flash drive containing thousands of employees’ personal information — it was in a file folder in the Human Resources department the whole time. The health authority reported a privacy breach June 19 when a drive containing sensitive information of 9,000 employees went missing. Read…
UK: Brunel University London signs undertaking to provide staff training in data protection
Brunel University London agreed to sign an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after an incident involving the loss of 10 boxes with seven personnel files and 61 Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) [TUPE] files. According to the undertaking, the incident occurred following an office renovation to remove asbestos. Brunel University London staff members…
Internet firms to be subject to new cybersecurity rules in EU
Julia Fioretti reports: Internet firms such as Cisco, Google and Amazon will be subject to a new EU cybersecurity law forcing them to adopt tough security measures and possibly report serious breaches to national authorities, according to a document seen by Reuters. The so-called Network and Information Security Directive has been stuck in talks between…
UAE banks replace credit cards after security scare
Joseph George reports Several credit cards are being replaced across the UAE by some banks following a possible security beach involving online hackers. ‘Emirates24|7’ has learnt of at least two banks that have issued warnings to their customers and blocked their cards in order to issue replacement cards. […]Last month, local media had reported…
Joint Chiefs’ email network breach was “most sophisticated” cyberbreach in US military history (UPDATE 1)
On July 28, CNN reported: The unclassified email network used by Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and hundreds of military and civilian personnel was taken offline over the weekend after suspicious activity was detected, the Pentagon confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. Yesterday, The Daily Beast reported that the attack was much…