Category Archives: Data Privacy

UPDATE (FBI admits): #AppleVsFBI – Just 1 iPhone? In 1977 it was Just 1 Pen Register

The law develops by the process of incrementalism. That is, it is a slow, gradual development, step by tiny step. In the United States, judicial decisions that fill the gaps in between the constitutional and statutory law and helps those bodies of law evolve. Each case sets a precedent, or foundation, upon which the reasoning for …

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EU – U.S. Privacy Shield Summary & Fact Sheet for Businesses

UPDATE: The House and Senate have passed the Judicial Redress Act which gives EU citizens the right to seek redress in US courts for the misuse of their personal data. The EU – U.S. Privacy Shield signals greater cooperation between the EU Data Protection Authorities and the Federal Trade Commission, according to a Fact Sheet …

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What is Data Privacy Day and How are You Observing It?

Cybersecurity Legal Year in Review – #DtSR Podcast

Do not miss this podcast discussing key cybersecurity legal events from 2015. Shawn Tuma joined the DtSR Gang [Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit), James Jardine (@JardineSoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@Catalyst)] on the Down the Security Rabbit Hole podcast. In this episode… Most important cybersecurity-related legal developments of 2015 Tectonic Shift that occurred with “standing” in consumer data …

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Cover the Basics for Securing Your Network — Shawn Tuma’s Book Contribution

Shawn Tuma authored a section for an eBook published by Fortinet Security. You can read Tuma’s section, Cover the Basics, as well as download the complete eBook at this link: Cover the Basics- by Shawn E. Tuma | MightyGuides.com

Is your business prepared to respond this quickly to a data breach?

Customers and the public expect a very quick response to a data breach — within a matter of a few days. That is the new standard. If your business is not prepared ahead of time for such a response, it will be impossible. Your business needs a response plan in place with all of the key …

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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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Rocky Dhir Interviews Shawn Tuma About Cybersecurity for Lawyers at State Bar of Texas 2015 Annual Meeting

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with and get to know Rocky Dhir (@rockydhir) at the State Bar of Texas 2015 Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Rocky is the Founder and CEO of Atlas Legal Research, LP (@atlaslegal), “the world’s leading legal outsourcing company.” Rocky and I did a brief interview where we talked …

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Why every CIO needs a cybersecurity attorney (my comments on why this is my favorite article ever)

Wow, this article seriously just made my day. I will apologize in advance to my friend and CSO writer and Michael Santarcangelo (@catalyst), but this may very well be my favorite article — anywhere — of all time! And, thank you, Tom Hulsey (@TomHulsey), for sharing it with me! As for you, Ms. Kacy Zurkus (@KSZ714), all I can …

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Cybersecurity & Data Breach: You Don’t Drown From Falling Into the Water

“You don’t drown from falling into the water, you drown from not getting out.” Think about that — and think about how that applies to cyber security and data breach issues facing companies in today’s cyber world. Here, in my first ever video blog post, I explain this issue with more detail.