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07.18.22
04.11.22
Smile! Facial recognition software may soon replace paper tickets
Are paper tickets to enter sports arenas a thing of the past? More and more stadiums are making the move to utilize facial recognition software rather than scanning a ticket.
Category Cybersecurity
04.07.22
Hacker’s CFAA “without authorization” defense rejected
Last year, the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). In that case, the Court considered whether a police officer who used his valid credentials to access a police database for a nefarious purpose had “exceeded authorized access” under the CFAA. The Court determined that he had not, as his use of police-provided access credentials made his access authorized, even if the ultimate use of the data he accessed was improper.
Category Cybersecurity
03.29.22
New deal solves problem of collecting data from EU citizens—for...
The United States and the European Union reached a preliminary agreement that would allow companies to store data about European citizens on servers housed in the United States.
Category Cybersecurity
03.24.22
Add to your compliance to-do list: Utah is the fourth state to...
We’ve got another one! Utah is now the fourth state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation.
Category Cybersecurity
03.23.22
US Department of Homeland Security urges vigilance against...
As President Biden warned Americans and businesses on Monday against the continued cybersecurity threats from Russian state actors, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, released a statement on cybersecurity preparedness.
Category Cybersecurity
03.22.22
Professor sues to uncover identity of cheating students who...
A professor at Chapman University, apparently determined to show that cheaters never prosper, has upped the ante, using litigation to uncover the identity of the person (or persons) who posted a copy of his prior examinations on a website called Course Hero, a site used by students to share lecture notes, syllabuses, and other course-related materials.
Category Cybersecurity
03.17.22
The March Madness of cybersecurity
Cybercriminals use sporting events that appeal to the masses, such as March Madness and the Super Bowl, to target the increased crowds in hopes that a percentage of them will overlook all of the online red flags, good practices, and diligence that people (hopefully) otherwise practice.
Category Cybersecurity
03.15.22
SaaS users need to implement adequate configuration checks and...
As recently reported by AppOmni, a SaaS security provider, 70% of the ServiceNow instances that AppOmni tested showed a configuration error in the ServiceNow SaaS platform that left sensitive data (including personally identifiable information) accessible to unauthorized users on the Internet.
Category Cybersecurity
