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Man who attempted to socially engineer sheriff’s department sentenced under Alabama’s Digital Crime Act

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Dissent

From a press release of March 18: Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction of a Georgia man for a felony related to attempts to access confidential information systems maintained by the State of Alabama.  On Monday, Thomas Jack Hixon, 20, of Chickamauga, Georgia pleaded guilty in Calhoun County Circuit Court to Attempted Computer Tampering,…

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How a hack on Prince Phillip’s Prestel account led to UK computer law

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Dissent

John Leyden provides some historical context to the UK’s computer crime law: This week marks the 30th anniversary of arrests in the infamous Prestel hack case. It led to arrests, breached the Royal Family’s security and helped give birth to the UK’s first computer crime law. What began as a hack against the Prestel Viewdata…

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NM data breach bill dies in committee

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dissent

Sorry, New Mexico residents. Your state legislature has failed to ensure you the same protections other states’ residents already have when it comes to data breach notification. Sal Crist reports: The Data Breach Notification Act — otherwise known as HB 217 — failed to make it beyond the New Mexico Senate last week, ultimately getting tabled by the judiciary…

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Data breach bill moves forward in the House

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dissent

Elise Viebeck reports: Legislation to create a national data security and breach notification standard moved forward Wednesday over objections from Democratic lawmakers. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Trade approved the bill by voice vote after a markup that saw five Democratic amendments rejected along party lines. The bill from Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)…

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Trouble for new data breach bill?

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Dissent

Julian Hattem reports: New draft legislation to protect people after their data may have been stolen is running into some quick opposition on Capitol Hill. Mere hours after Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unveiled their Data Security and Breach Notification Act on Thursday, a pair of key House Democrats is calling it a non-starter….

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Bipartisan Data Security Draft Unveiled, Subcommittee to Review Next Week

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dissent

WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today announced draft legislation to tackle the nation’s growing data security challenges. The “Data Security and Breach Notification Act” is a comprehensive plan to help safeguard sensitive consumer information and shield Americans from the consequences of cyber attacks. The subcommittee is scheduled to…

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