Here are some recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) cases that have been decided (or published) over the last couple of weeks: Tracfone Wireless, Inc. v. Cabrera, 883 F. Supp.2d 1220 (S.D. Fla. July 11, 2012). Defendant and former employee who engaged in selling stolen TracFone Prepaid Phones violated the unauthorized access with intent…
Tag: infosec
SC Magazine’s 2012 Data Breach Review Presentation
Here is an excellent presentation from SC Magazine that will help business leaders understand what a major threat data breach is to business: 2012 Data breach review – SC Magazine.
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Here is an excellent article by my friend and infosecurity expert Allan Pratt explaining how employers can help reduce the risk of having employees telecommute. I trust you will find this very informative.
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The Law and the Hacker – Podcast on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Not too long ago I had a nice visit with Rafal Los (@Wh1t3Rabbit) who is otherwise known as the Chief Security Evangelist for HP and blogs at Following the Wh1t3Rabbit – Practical Enterprise Security. Raf is one dude you really need to follow if you’re interested in #infosec. Anyway, our discussion was centered around the Computer Fraud and Abuse…
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Responsiveness and Responsibility Are Considered in Assessing Data Breach Fines
About a year and a half ago I wrote a post titled Data Breach – Who’s Gonna Get it? where I made the point that, much like with Ford’s “bean counting” with the Pinto deaths back in the ’70s, companies that were aware of the risk of data breach but did not act responsibly were…
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Have you ever tried to physically destroy a hard drive?
I have. It is not easy. You would not believe how hard it was to do just this much damage to them.
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Is Your Mobile Device Secure? Find Out With the FCC’s New Tool
Data security is a hot issue right now. Given the increasing popularity and prevalence of mobile devices combined with their ability to easily store and access so much of our sensitive data, mobile device security is even hotter. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also recognizes the importance of this issue and now offers a free tool…
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Data Breach – Who’s Gonna Get It?
The message–that’s what I’m talking about–who’s gonna get the message first? Data breaches, hacking, and privacy are one of the biggest news stories for 2011 and we are just just barely through the first half of the year. By now even the most zoned-out among us should have heard of the hacking that led to…
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