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White House seeks its first ever chief information security officer

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Dissent

Danny Yadron reports: On Tuesday, the White House is expected to announce that it is seeking to hire its first chief information security officer, a role filled at many companies and local governments but one that has long been absent at the federal level, despite complaints for security experts and lawmakers. Read more on The…

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Hacker @dotgovs releases names of more than 20,000 FBI staffers

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dissent

Kevin Collier reports: A Twitter account named “Penis,” sporting a Buzz Lightyear avatar and pro-Palestinian message, has just released the names, job titles, and phone numbers of apparently more than 22,000 FBI employees and contractors. Phone calls to a number of those named indicated that yes, the names and phone numbers are indeed correct. Some refused to answer any…

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Hacker Plans to Dump Alleged Details of 20,000 FBI, 9,000 DHS Employees

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dissent

Joseph Cox reports: A hacker, who wishes to remain anonymous, plans to dump the apparent names, job titles, email addresses and phone numbers of over 20,000 supposed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employees, as well as over 9,000 alleged Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, Motherboard has learned. The hacker also claims to have downloaded hundreds…

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LabMD’s answering brief captures how ridiculous FTC’s case was, and is

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

I’ve been relatively quiet on this blog recently about FTC v. LabMD, but having read the latter’s answering brief to FTC’s appeal of Judge Chappell’s initial decision, I would encourage everyone to read LabMD’s  brief, uploaded to this site. It really hits all the points/issues that have concerned me since the FTC first announced enforcement action against…

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UCF hit with potential class action lawsuit in Social Security hack

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

That was quick – but also interesting.  Sean Levin reports: A former University of Central Florida student body president and member of UCF’s Board of Trustees filed a class action lawsuit against the university Friday after being victimized in UCF’s massive Social Security number hack. The lawsuit was filed in federal court, in the Orlando…

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Event: 2016 PHI Protection Network Conference

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dissent

I don’t get to attend many conferences as I’m self-funded, but I’ll be attending the 2016 PPN Conference in Philadelphia March 17-18. Here’s the program: Day One 8:15 – 8:30 Welcome Remarks 8:30 – 9:30 Explore Evolving Health Care Threat Gamut: Employee Negligence to Criminal Attacks Investigators from the FBI and the Justice Department will…

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