In a recent breach notification to New Hampshire’s Attorney General, TD Bank’s Head of U.S. Privacy & Social Media Compliance writes, in part: We recently learned that one of our employees obtained and inappropriately used confidential customer information and provided it to an unauthorized party not associated with TD Bank. The personal information they obtained…
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Gov. Charlie Baker promises probe of E-ZPass hack risks
Bob McGovern reports: Gov. Charlie Baker — responding to a Herald report on potential hacking and civil liberties problems with the E-ZPass system — said he has asked transportation officials to study the issue. “Obviously every time there is a story that suggests there’s an issue with something like this we ask folks, whatever it…
FBI dumps on IoT security
Richard Chirgwin reports: The FBI has decided that your Things are too risky to be allowed anywhere on the Internet. Curiously, given that the Internet of Things is backed by some of the largest tech vendors in the world, the Bureau has also decided that responsibility for security – and for understanding the capability of…
What You Need to Know About Germany’s Cybersecurity Law
Monika Kuschewsky writes: Whilst the discussions on the proposed Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive at European level are still ongoing (see Update on the Cybersecurity Directive − over to Luxembourg?, InsidePrivacy, June 12, 2015), less has been said about Germany new national Act to Increase the Security of Information Technology Systems (the “IT Security Law”). The IT…
FTC Chairwoman to the Valley: I Come in Peace — And to Keep Your Company Secure
Mark Bergen reports: Edith Ramirez wants Silicon Valley to see her agency as something more than a wrist slapper. Last Wednesday, the Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission came to San Francisco to host the agency’s first “Start with Security” conference, an initiative to institute broad guidelines for consumer privacy protection — and convince tech companies…
Medical Informatics Engineering, Concentra, Employers, Data Sharing, And Privacy
Over on I’ve Been Mugged, George Jenkins describes what he learned when he and his wife really pursued the question of how Medical Informatics Engineering had wound up with his wife’s personal information caught up in their breach. It’s a long – but important – read, as it highlights routine business practices that may come…