May 25, 2023 Lawmakers Push to Increase Federal Privacy Protection for Kids By Mitzi Hill Lawmakers at the state level have advanced or passed multiple actions in the last couple of years relating to kids' privacy online, as...
May 23, 2023 EU Will Regulate AI By Mitzi Hill The EU in mid-May began its effort to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) for several reasons, including privacy, ethical application,...
May 18, 2023 FTC and Meta Escalate Privacy Skirmishes By Mitzi Hill The FTC and other regulators have long had Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram, among others) in their sights for privacy reasons. In...
May 15, 2023 Forgery Insurance Will Not Cover Hack in $1.4M Pennsylvania Case By Mitzi Hill Many businesses have been hoodwinked by hackers who forge new payment instructions and email them to customers for payment. The customer...
May 15, 2023 Supreme Court Reads Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Narrowly Against Unauthorized Employee Database Access By Mitzi Hill The Supreme Court last week upheld a narrow reading of the chief federal computer crimes act used by businesses to punish employees who...
May 15, 2023 Vendor Management and Cyber Planning: Why Equifax Shows “What Not to Do” By Mitzi Hill If you’ve ever wondered why all the hullabaloo about cyber planning, here is a great example: Equifax has said that it “owed no duty to...
May 15, 2023 Cyber Insurance: A Common Exclusion Tested in Court By Mitzi Hill A recent court dispute makes clear that there are many elements to cyber planning and protection for any company to consider. Although...
May 15, 2023 Demystifying the Rules Surrounding GDPR and Your Business By Mitzi Hill If you have received a deluge of emails regarding updated privacy policies from services you use, you are not alone. They relate to a new...
May 15, 2023 Cyber Protection for Growth By Mitzi Hill According to a new survey by insurer Nationwide, almost half of all businesses have been the victim of a cyberattack without knowing it. ...
May 15, 2023 Ransomware Attack Hits Major Remote Ops IT Company By Mitzi Hill Anyone running VSA in connection with their remote company access program is advised to shut down the VSA server immediately. The...
May 15, 2023 TL;DR -- Congress Wants Shorter Legal Terms on Websites By Mitzi Hill Late last week, a bipartisan group in both the House and Senate introduced the TL;DR Act. The bill would require websites to publish a...
May 15, 2023 B2B Data Platform Vendor Settling Breach Claims for $8.1M By Mitzi Hill In a sign of the times, a B2B vendor of file-sharing software has moved to settle class-action claims involving a data breach for $8.1M....