Computerworld reports: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released an updated information security guide with tips on stopping rogue employees and advice on using cloud storage offerings. The Guide to securing personal information replaces the older Guide to information security and is designed to help government agencies and private sector companies meet their obligations under the Australian…
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NY: A.G. Schneiderman Proposes Bill To Strengthen Data Security Laws, Protect Consumers From Growing Threat Of Data Breaches
From the now-we’re-talking-sense dept.: NEW YORK—Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today that he would propose legislation in Albany to overhaul New York State’s data security law and require new and unprecedented safeguards for the personal data of consumers. Currently, New York State does not have a law directly requiring entities to institute data security…
JPMorgan Asked by States for More Detail on 2014 Data Breach
Chris Dolmetsch reports: A group of U.S. attorneys general want more information from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)about the extent of a data breach that jeopardized millions of customer accounts amid a national focus on consumer cybersecurity. The request comes as President Barack Obama on Jan. 13 called for new laws requiring companies to disclose instances when they’ve been hacked…
Obama’s federal data breach notification bill: boon to businesses, but not most consumers
So I’ve had a chance to read Obama’s proposed data breach notification bill, The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act, and although it has a few interesting points, it’s pretty much a rehash of bills that have raised concerns among privacy advocates for years. This post will describe just some of some of the provisions of the bill…
Obama introduces data breach notification bill
You can read the text of The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act here, and the White House’s section by section analysis of it here. I’ll post my analysis and comments on the draft later today, but from my initial skim, don’t expect a glowing review as the bill does pre-empt much stronger state laws,…
Obama’s proposed changes to the computer hacking statute: A deep dive
Orin Kerr writes: As part of the State of the Union rollout, President Obama has announced several new legislative proposals involving cybersecurity. One of the proposals is a set of amendments to the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the federal computer hacking statute. This post takes a close look at the main CFAA proposal….