Monthly Archives: October 2015

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield’s big data breach and the security lessons we all need to learn

Guest Post by Debbie Fletcher There are two possible conversations that could be kicked off by the news of the major data breach at Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield in which more than 10 million customer accounts were exposed. The first possible conversation is about internet security and what businesses and organizations of all sizes …

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Would increasing CFAA penalties via the CISA Amendment really even help? I don’t think so.

As the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) is making its way through the Senate, it has stirred up more controversy with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s proposed amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), that he argues, would give law enforcement more tools to fight hackers. The Amendment would provide for increased sentences (up to …

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Are you planning to go to SecureWorld-Dallas?

Are you planning to go to SecureWorld-Dallas on 10/28? If so, plan on dropping in on my session discussing “Cybersecurity Legal Trends: The Evolving Standard of Care for Companies and Management” http://t.co/Ubj6wmOGch

In a first, Chinese hackers are arrested at the behest of the U.S. government – The Washington Post

This is shocking. Let’s see where it goes. The Chinese government has quietly arrested a handful of hackers at the urging of the U.S. government — an unprecedented step to defuse tensions with Washington at a time when the Obama administration has threatened economic sanctions. Source: In a first, Chinese hackers are arrested at the …

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