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• EU Proposes End-to-End Encryption and Other Security Measures

  Last week, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs released a draft proposal that would require the use of end-to-end encryption. It would also strike legal attempts to force backdoors in encryption software... Posted Jun 21 2017, 06:06 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: mobile data security, law, security, mobile data encryption, information security, data at rest encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, personal information encryption, data in motion encryption, government encryption, Android encryption, Android security

• Louisville Hall of Justice Computer Stolen And Recovered, Hard Drive Still Missing

  There are reports out of Kentucky that a computer being used at the Louisville Hall of Justice has been stolen. The notable thing about this story, however, is that the computer was eventually recovered. Even more notable: the recovered computer was missing... Posted Jun 09 2017, 03:48 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, law, computer data security, information security, data at rest encryption, identity theft, hard disk encryption, computer encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, data in motion encryption, government encryption

• Target Settles With 47 Attorneys General Over 2013 Hack

  One of the biggest hacks in history was the Target credit hack of winter 2013, which affected approximately 60 million people. Four years later, Target is finally putting the situation behind, settling legal action brought to it by 47 states. The amount... Posted May 31 2017, 04:19 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, HIPAA, law, computer data security, encryption software, identity theft, computer encryption software, cost of computer security breach, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, best encryption, government encryption, cloud security, healthcare

• Global Malware Emergency Shows Why Backdoors Are Dangerous

  The big data security news this week is, of course, the WannaCry ransomware situation that reared its head last Friday, continued to grow over the weekend, and threatened to really become something had it not been for a serendipity: a kill-switch, possibly... Posted May 19 2017, 04:49 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data security, computer data security, information security, data at rest encryption, encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, UK

• Sextortion Case Treads A Well-Worn Path: Are Passwords Protected Under the Fifth?

  A case of "sextortion" – blackmailing someone over naked footage (digital footage, more specifically, to reflect the times we live in) – between Instagram celebs has again dredged up the decidedly non-superfluous legal quagmire that's been... Posted May 05 2017, 04:02 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, encrypted data, computer data security, encryption software, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, government encryption, Android encryption, iPhone encryption, MDM

• HIPAA/HITECH Doesn't Require You To Be Perfect, But It Does Expect You To Follow The Rules

  A couple of recent Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) legal settlements emphasize paperwork over security, showing that a healthcare entity's approach to safeguarding data must be holistic: yes, you need to use encryption, and lock doors... Posted Apr 28 2017, 07:09 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: HIPAA, law, computer data security, encryption software, cost of software security breaches, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, best encryption, patient data encryption, government encryption, hospital encryption, healthcare