California passed has just passed a law effectively banning weak passwords and enforcing other security measures to more effectively secure connected devices. While its unlikely individuals or businesses will be raided by local law enforcement for attempting to lock down their computer or Wi-Fi using “Password123,” the new law will require that manufactured devices be…
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging the Justice Department to be more forthright about Stingray devices after learning they may interfere with 911 Emergency Services.
Crimson Hexagon, a company that generates consumer insights from public social media posts, has been suspended from Facebook while the social media giant evaluates whether the data collection firm violated Facebook policies.
Regulators in Alabama, California, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Texas set in place specific steps the credit bureau must follow.
Google announced its plans detailing how it will handle customer data to comply with GDPR requirements after May 25.
Like many college students who cram the night before a test – and some writers who test the limits of their editors’ patience with their procrastination – many companies have pushed off GDPR compliance, believing either it doesn’t apply to them, it’s too costly or overwhelming or they can afford to wait and see just how serious regulators are about admonishing and fining companies who falter on privacy.
Big mistake.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) decided not to approve the NSA encryption algorithms Speck and Simon.
China’s new cybersecurity law went into effect on June 1, subjecting companies to stringent data privacy and protection guidelines, as key questions linger around how it will be enforced, and how businesses will be able to comply.
Digital rights and privacy groups reacted with indignation after the U.S. Senate passed a joint resolution that would undo FCC rules banning telecom and ISP companies from selling consumers’ data without their consent.
The nation’s first state-mandated cybersecurity regulations regarding banking and financial services companies are scheduled to go into effect in New York state on March 1. The rules are intended to set up protections for financial institutions as well as consumers. “This regulation helps guarantee the financial services industry upholds its obligation to protect consumers and…
