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Citizens in the UK dislike both the European Union and Businesses that have data breaches.
An overwhelming majority supporting fining businesses & the recommendation has made it to Parliament.
Computer Weekly | UK consumers support fines for firms that lose personal data
UK Parliament | Cyber Security: Protection of Personal Data Online
Out with PINS in with biometric identifiers to access banking information.
Why switch from PIN numbers to biometrics at financial institutions?
New York Times | DealB%k | Goodbye, Password. Banks Opt to Scan Fingers and Faces Instead.
Pymnts.com | Procurement Is Ground Zero For Cybersecurity Protection
Which school district was affected by an internal hack? Abingdon-Avon School District, IL
Who is thought to have hacked the school district internally? The Head of its IT
The purported purpose? Changing grades
The state law charges? 3 felony counts of Eavesdropping
KWQC | Abingdon-Avon employee arrested in relation to data breach
What campaign related voter information was hacked? Voter files compiled by L2, a political data brokerage, but hacked from a client (campaign) that left the voter information unprotected on a cloud
What type of voter information was exposed? names, addresses, political preferences and opinions on social issues
Where were the hackers? Serbia or routed through Serbia
The Federal Trade Commission publishes “Start with Security: A Guide for Business” & offers these recommendations for business:
Are all data breaches electronic? No, hard copies of personal information are still sources of data breaches.
Are there examples of major data breaches that were based on hard paper copies? Yes. For example:
Do data breach laws discuss paper records? No, not all. The Federal laws and these 8…
Why Illinois updated its data security laws? To make the laws more consistent with technology
What additional personal information is covered by data breach law?
How will businesses be able to notify consumers of a breach? By email
Cook County Record | New IL legislation updates data breach law to cover more tech, speed required consumer notifications
According to the author of The Car Hacker’s Handbook, the data your car collects is more valuable to hackers than taking over control of your vehicle.
Tech Crunch | The Car Hacker’s Handbook digs into automotive data security
Ponemon Institute released its annual data breach informatics. The cost of an average daa breach has risen to $7 million.
Law 360 | Data Breach Costs Rise To $7M Per Incident, Study Says