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In November, I gave thanks for fewer breach reports

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Dissent

Protenus has released its monthly Breach Barometer, and the statistics for November were something to be thankful for – even if they turn out to be just a brief  break from the crush of breach reports we’ve seen every month. As Protenus reports, there were 28 incidents first disclosed during November. We were able to…

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Encryption protected Golden Optometric patients’ EHR from CrySiS attack

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Dissent

It’s nice to read a notification where an entity had good defenses in place. Consider this notification from Golden Optometric in California: Early on the morning of November 6, 2017, the network server at Golden Optometric was infected with a variant of the “CrySiS” ransomware virus, which encrypted a limited number of files on its…

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Banks Find (Some) Success Suing Over Data Breaches

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Dissent

Donna Wilson of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP writes: Banks continue to file suit against retailers, hoping to shift the costs of data breaches, with some recent success. What happened In January 2016, hackers accessed Eddie Bauer’s point-of-sale register system and installed malicious software that infected every Eddie Bauer store in the United States and…

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In the wake of a breach: tips from the FTC

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Dissent

After the Equifax data breach, some people are considering placing a fraud alert, freeze, or lock on their credit file to help prevent identity thieves from opening new accounts in their name. To help consumers decide on a course of action, a Federal Trade Commission blog post, Fraud alert, freeze or lock after Equifax? FAQs,…

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Air Force Hackers Earn Biggest Government Bug Bounty Ever

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Dissent

Kate Conger reports: A pair of hackers discovered a vulnerability in Air Force software that allowed them to gain access to the Department of Defense’s unclassified network—a find that earned them more than $10,000, the largest payout ever in a government bug bounty program. Read more on Gizmodo.

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LabMD Appeal Has Privacy World Waiting

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Dissent

Craig A. Newman writes: It is the case that could define the scope of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s authority in data security. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard argument six months ago in LabMD, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission. As readers of this blog know, the case turns on what…

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