Cybersecurity

Pushing Data Breach Legislation over the Top

Data security and breach-notification legislation, badly needed for the good of the digital economy and long sought by stakeholders of all stripes, has nonetheless proven to be a Sisyphean task in Congress. Lawmakers first took up the issue six years ago, during the 109th Congress, but to no avail. In the 111th Congress, there was … Read More >>

Cybersecurity

The Time is Now for Breach Legislation

Data breaches are all over the news these days — Epsilon, Sony, Citi and Lockheed Martin, to name a few of the corporations, along with a number of government agencies and organizations. One group, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, has recorded more than 2,500 breaches since 2005, involving more than 530 million individual records. In many … Read More >>

Cybersecurity

Securing “here, there and everywhere”

Securing data in cyberspace is not easy. Just ask Sony, which has seen its systems repeatedly hacked in recent weeks, with personal information stolen from more than 100 million user accounts. Or ask Google and the hundreds of high-profile Gmail users who were recently hacked. Or even ask RSA, the security technology company, which had … Read More >>

Cybersecurity

Piracy and Security Threats Go Hand In Hand

Ten years ago, the main threats to security online were vandals and hackers. They chased notoriety and relished the challenge of beating security systems. Their calling cards tended to be denial-of-service attacks, which they used to bring down prominent sites such as eBay and CNN. Today, the stakes are much higher. Organized criminal enterprises are … Read More >>

Cybersecurity

Forget Mom’s Maiden Name

OK, don’t forget it. That would make Mom sad. But don’t worry about telling it to your bank or credit card company anymore, because there will soon be better ways of authenticating who you are online. That is because the Obama Administration has unveiled the final iteration of its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in … Read More >>