Tag Archive for ‘cyber safety’

The Debate Over Data Notification Laws Returns

In light of the recent data breaches at corporations including Sony, Citigroup, Groupon India, Infragard, Fox.com, PBS, et al, federal lawmakers have found renewed interest in debating the merits of federal data breach notification laws. Most states have passed data breach notification laws, but proponents of a national law argue that making the data breach [...]

FBI Shuts Down Global Network of Cyber Criminals

The FBI won a major victory against cyber crime recently when a U.S. judge issued a warrant allowing them to seize a number of computers inside the U.S. that served as control centers for an international botnet ring dubbed Coreflood which had been previously used to commit millions of dollars worth of fraudulent bank wires. [...]