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FBI says more cyber attacks come from China than everywhere else combined

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

Simon Sharwood reports: US Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray has named China as the source of more cyber-attacks on the USA than all other nations combined. In a Monday speech titled Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Government Inside the US, Wray said the FBI is probing over 2,000 investigations of incidents assessed as…

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Prepared remarks: Attorney General Phil Weiser on the way forward on data privacy and data security (Jan. 28, 2022)

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

Colorado’s Attorney General, Phil Weiser, gave a speech for Data Privacy Day that talks about Colorado’s Privacy Act and its provisions with respect to both privacy and data security. It is a speech worth reading, especially if you want an overview of what is coming your way in Colorado. With three states now having state…

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Rhode Island attorney general subpoenas RIPTA, UnitedHealthcare over data breach

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

Edward Fitzpatrick reports: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha’s office has issued administrative subpoenas to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and UnitedHealthcare over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 22,000 people. The subpoenas, or civil investigative demand letters, say the attorney general’s office was notified on Dec. 23 of a “significant information…

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NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Dissent

Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-162) January 28, 2022 Quick Facts about the District: Enabled Network User Accounts Student 489 Non-Student 259 Total 748 IT Vendor Contract Services 2021 Expenditures $602,824 Audit Period July 1, 2020 – September 21, 2021 Audit Objective Determine whether Arkport Central School District (District) officials ensured network…

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North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dissent

What a great — and thought-provoking — story by Andy Greenberg: For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea’s strange and tightly restricted corner of the internet began to notice that the country seemed to be dealing with some serious connectivity problems. On several different days, practically all of its websites—the notoriously isolated nation…

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1 in 7 Ransomware Extortion Attacks Leak Critical Operational Technology Info — Mandiant

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dissent

Daniel Kapellmann Zafra, Corey Hidelbrandt, Nathan Brubaker, and Keith Lunden of Mandiant write: Data leaks have always been a concern for organizations. The exposure of sensitive information can result in damage to reputation, legal penalties, loss of intellectual property, and even impact the privacy of employees and customers. However, there is little research about the…

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