Tag Archives: Data Privacy

SecureWorld Presentation: Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What You Really Need to Know

Shawn Tuma delivered the presentation Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What You Really Need to Know at SecureWorld Expo Dallas on September 27, 2016. The following are the slides from Tuma’s presentation. Download: Cybersecurity Incident Checklist http://www.slideshare.net/shawnetuma/secureworld-expo-dallas-cybersecurity-law-what-business-and-it-leaders-need-to-know The opening Keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute. Dr. Ponemon delivered a fabulous …

Continue reading “SecureWorld Presentation: Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What You Really Need to Know”

Yahoo Data Breach: US Senators Demand Answers – Still Think You Don’t Have to Disclose and Notify?

There is a grave and unfortunate misperception among many business leaders who believe that when their company has had a data breach, going through a response and notification of affected individuals is optional. To the educated readers of this blog, this sounds shocking. Sadly, it is something I see on a regular basis. What is worse …

Continue reading “Yahoo Data Breach: US Senators Demand Answers – Still Think You Don’t Have to Disclose and Notify?”

Video: What to do if you have a Yahoo account (Tuma on WFMJ News)

Video interview: Shawn Tuma discusses what to do if you believe your Yahoo account has been compromised – WFMJ NBC News, Youngstown-Warren, Ohio Full news article: What to do if you believe your Yahoo account has been compromise – WFMJ.com News weather sports for Youngstown-Warren Ohio ______________________ Shawn Tuma (@shawnetuma) is a business lawyer with …

Continue reading “Video: What to do if you have a Yahoo account (Tuma on WFMJ News)”

Yahoo Data Breach – Some Facts & Questions (i.e., was it really the Russians?)

The Basic Facts Yahoo announced that it had a data breach in late 2014 and 500 million users’ account information was stolen. The account information may include names, email addresses, telephone numbers, date of birth, passwords (most encrypted with bcrypt, but apparently not all), security questions, and security question answers. People who have Yahoo-based services …

Continue reading “Yahoo Data Breach – Some Facts & Questions (i.e., was it really the Russians?)”

You Could See This One Coming: Vibrator Company Sued for Tracking Usage

SETTLEMENT UPDATE: A Canadian sex-toy manufacturer, We-Vibe, has been ordered to pay out almost $3 million to customers who bought a “smart vibrator” that tracked owners’ usage without their knowledge. Each customer who used the associated app will be paid $7,433, and customers who bought the vibrator but never used the app can claim up to …

Continue reading “You Could See This One Coming: Vibrator Company Sued for Tracking Usage”

Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What you really need to know (slides)

Shawn Tuma delivered the presentation Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What you really need to know at a Cybersecurity Summit sponsored by the Tarleton State University School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies’ Institute for Homeland Security, Cybercrime and International Criminal Justice. The presentation was on September 13, 2016 at the George Bush Institue. The following are the slides …

Continue reading “Cybersecurity Legal Issues: What you really need to know (slides)”

Cybersecurity Incident Response Checklist

Business leaders, when people like me tell you that having a cybersecurity incident in your company is like being in a building on fire, we are not exaggerating. Take a look at the following checklist (note, this is not an incident response plan!) while keeping in mind that over half of the items on that checklist …

Continue reading “Cybersecurity Incident Response Checklist”

Brazzers porn hack: more than just account holders exposed–what does this mean for your company?

We have been observing an evolution in hackers’ tactics from going after data that could be directly monetized, such as payment card data, to going after data that can be monetized indirectly through extortion, such as the Ashley Madison data. The hack of Brazzers porn site is similar to the Ashley Madison hack in that the …

Continue reading “Brazzers porn hack: more than just account holders exposed–what does this mean for your company?”

D CEO Magazine: Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Law Firms

Many thanks to attorney and legal scholar extraordinaire John G. Browning (@therealjohnbrow) for quoting Shawn Tuma in his article in this month’s D CEO magazine: Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Law Firms. Please read the full article to hear Tuma’s advice to John’s questions of why law firms often have poor(er) cybersecurity and what law firms can …

Continue reading “D CEO Magazine: Why Cybercriminals Are Targeting Law Firms”

Tips for Parents to Help Keep Kids Safe Online

  I was asked to talk about online safety tips that parents should understand to help keep their children safe in the online world. Here are some of my talking points: VIDEO: DFW CBS11 interviews Shawn Tuma about tips to help protect children against cyberbullying SEE ALSO:  Cyberbullying of children is a heartbreaking problem that …

Continue reading “Tips for Parents to Help Keep Kids Safe Online”