Examining the Global Impact of AI + Cyber + Data + Privacy + Law = Business Risk
What is foreseeable is that cyber attacks often are not. A few years ago the Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) hack turned on its head the business world that was already trying to come to grips with the Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, and many other data breaches. There was one thing about the SPE breach …
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THE ANSWER: The answer is at the bottom, click here to see it now. Cybersecurity is sounding more and more like the magical mystical snake oil elixir of the new millennium. And, for good reason. Everybody is selling the miracle cure, the one tool that will fix everything, and they are doing so with scare …
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Hey! Any chance you’ve heard anything in the news lately about law firms being under cyber attack? If not, first, crawl out from under that rock; second, take a look at these articles. Wow. Can you believe it? Law firms? Under cyber attack? What is this world coming to? A few years ago, I did a …
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On February 25, 2016, Apple filed its Motion to Vacate the Court Order requiring it to assist the government. Here is a summary of Apple’s *legal arguments* in its Motion to Vacate in less than 300 words: The government wants Apple to help it circumvent the encryption on a device. Congress has examined the issue and …
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On December 6, 2015, FBI investigators reset the password of Farook’s iCloud account, taking what it believed was the logical next step to gain access to the iCloud backup data. Turns out, that was the wrong move. The phone had not been backed up in nearly 2 months and, had FBI not reset the password, …
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The USA v. Apple battle is one of the hottest issues currently being debated in cybersecurity, privacy, law enforcement, and perhaps even, water coolers in offices around the country. What the debate is lacking in substantive, factually-based, well-reasoned analysis, it certainly makes up for in passion and strong opinions. If you are not convinced, spend …
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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 …
An article in eCommerce Times offers a well-reasoned argument for why the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Cybersecurity Framework is the guiding force in shaping the United States’ federal cybersecurity strategy: NIST Risk-Assessment Framework Shapes Federal Cybersecurity Strategy You should read it — but only after you read the following explanation because it is …
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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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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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