There has been increasing demand from government and law enforcement in recent months for some sort of encryption backdoor. The theory–whether grounded in reality or not–is that an encryption backdoor will allow intelligence agencies to detect and prevent more terrorist […]
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My kids are all past the VTech stage, but we have owned our fair share of VTech technology and educational toys over the years. It’s safe to say there’s a pretty good chance that I–and possibly one or more of
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The scale and intensity of healthcare related cybercrime is a critical and growing threat to the U.S. medical system. In the past year, organizations such as UCLA Health Systems, Anthem, Premera, and CareFirst have announced major breaches, bringing the five
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Dropbox has taken some heat at times over security (or lack thereof) issues. As Dropbox seeks to win more business customers it needs to do more to provide the kind of security and data protection companies need–especially companies in regulated
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When a company purchases cloud services from a third-party do those services include security, or is the organization still responsible for its own security? Regardless of which entity is ultimately responsible for security, it seems like it would be an
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European regulators are serious about data protection reform. They’re inches away from finalising the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is a rewrite of the existing rules of the road for data protection and privacy spelled out in their legacy
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As the states approve recreational use of cannabis one by one it remains a really sad state of affairs for those that need it for legitimate medical reasons. In California it generally looks easier today for folks to buy this
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They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but when it comes to cyber security, healthcare organizations need a stronger prescription. Healthcare is a top target for hackers today because security defenses may be fairly easy to breach
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Checklists alone don’t help organizations function better or be more secure. For businesses interested in actually functioning better or being more secure, though, a set of guidelines provides a framework–a solid foundation that lets them track things and make sure
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IT security professionals–the CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs of the world–are generally responsible for implementing and managing security in the trenches. In many organizations, though, its the board that oversees security governance and makes decisions regarding security purchases and policies. A
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