Examining the Global Impact of AI + Cyber + Data + Privacy + Law = Business Risk
“The best strategy to manage the inevitable data breach of your enterprise is to be prepared.” -Adam Greenberg, SC Magazine Exactly–you must prepare on 2 fronts: Defense & Response In a recent article in SC Magazine, Adam Greenberg marches along faithfully with many of us in trying to get you, the business leader, to appreciate the …
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This is interesting. Publix grocery store chain has made the news because of data breach — not because they have had a data breach (though they probably have and just don’t know it) — but because it has been learned that it is sending out proposals for PR help in the event it does have …
I had the pleasure of joining the DtR Gang for another podcast on Down the Security Rabbit Hole and, as usual with this bunch, it was more fun than anything — but I learned a lot as well. Let me just tell you, these guys are the best around at what they do and they’re really …
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If your business is a contractor for the federal government, you had better have your data breach response ducks in a row. The moment you detect a breach, the clock starts ticking and you have only 3 days to notify of the breach. Yes, I said 3 days! You better already know who your legal counsel …
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There is nothing new about cyber attacks coming from Russia, however, to actually be able to tie them to Russian government officials — albeit loosely — would be another step. Is this a hunch or do they have something more? Related: US Indicts Chinese Army Officers for Hacking US Companies The huge cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase that …
Today I had a blast doing a podcast on the CFAA, Shellshock, and cyber security research with Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit), James Jardine (@JardineSoftware), and Michael Santarcangelo (@Catalyst) — in fact, we had so much fun that I suspect Raf had quite a time trying to edit it! The starting point for our discussion was a recent article …
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The point of the article that is the source of the quote below is exactly right: there is no consistency, cohesiveness, or harmony with the cyber crime and data privacy laws. I believe there are several reasons but these are the two that are most prominent: The cyber crime and data privacy laws are a patchwork collection …
Will Home Depot be the one that’s “gonna get it”? Based upon the information we are learning, it could be. Way back in 2011 I wrote Data Breach — Who’s Gonna Get it? and it scared people. For good reason. In that piece I wrote of how one day, in the future, a company would come along that …
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The C-Suite is ultimately responsible for failures of a company’s cyber security. A recent example of this is how Target’s CEO, CTO, and several Board Members were pushed out in the wake of its data breach. SEE BELOW FOR EVENT REGISTRATION! This puts leaders in a difficult position. It is almost a statistical certainty that …
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In an earlier blog post I wrote about how [w]hen your company has a data breach, these are the top 3 questions that you will be required to answer: How did the breach happen? What steps did your company take before the breach to protect the data and keep it from happening? What steps is …
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