The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint Alert this week, entitled “Reminder for Critical Infrastructure to Stay Vigilant Against Threats During Holidays and Weekends” outlining “actions that executives, leaders and workers in any organization
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Court Denies GrubHub’s Motion to Dismiss in TCPA Class Action
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a motion to dismiss a class action for allegations that GrubHub, Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The plaintiff alleged that she received a series of robocalls
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year… for a Drone Light Show
Every year, technology is used in new and inventive ways, and drone holiday light shows seem to be making their way into some cities’ and towns’ holiday traditions.
In Grapevine, Texas, millions of lights, gigantic decorations, and animated holiday characters
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Privacy Tip #308 – Keep the Holiday Shopping Season Cyber Safe
As we enter the holiday shopping season, cyber criminals are sharpening their cyber-scam strategies. We like to remind our readers about the enhanced risk during the holidays [view related posts here, here, and here]. There has been an
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District Court Enforces DOL Investigative Subpoena Against Plan Service Provider Concerning Alleged Cybersecurity Breaches
A federal District Court judge in Illinois sided with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in ordering Alight Solutions, LLC, an ERISA plan services provider, to comply with an administrative subpoena seeking documents pertaining to alleged cybersecurity breaches. The Court’s
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How Creepy Is That New Product? Mozilla’s *privacy not included Privacy Guide Will Tell You
It’s that time of year again when we start to think about holiday gifts and Black Friday shopping. So as any good privacy pro knows, the Mozilla *privacy not included guide is the place to go to learn about the
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New State Privacy Laws Impose Higher Restrictions on Processing Sensitive Personal Data
With the passage of the Colorado Privacy Act, Colorado joins Virginia and California as early adopters of state-level privacy legislation. These laws impose higher restrictions on companies processing specific sensitive categories of data that reveal information such as sexual orientation
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Companies Still Struggling with Implementing Backup Plans
Backup plans continue to be one of the most important ways to respond to a ransomware attack. If you have a backup plan, have tested it, and can migrate to it, you are better equipped to be able to respond
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Privacy Tip #307 – Credit Card Skimming Devices Found at Costco
Credit card skimming fraud continues to affect companies and their customers, causing businesses such as Costco to routinely inspect their PIN pads for the devices. According to news reports, following a routine inspection of its PIN pads, five card-skimming devices
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CISA Issues Incident Response + Vulnerability Response Playbooks For Executive Branch
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued the Cybersecurity Incident & Vulnerability Response Playbooks: Operational Procedures for Planning and Conducting Cybersecurity Incident and Vulnerability Response Activities in FCEB Information Systems (Playbooks) on November 16, 2021, designed to assist Federal
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