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Cyber Attacks
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The Policyholder Perspective
Are you covered? Cannabis industry must prepare for cyberattacks in 2020
By Mike Sampson
Experian Data Breach Resolution (Experian) has identified its “top data breach trends of 2020,” and the cannabis industry should take note. In its “Data Breach Industry Forecast 2020,” Experian predicts…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Cyber Criminals Using Coronavirus Concern to Assist with Intrusions
Concern over the spreading coronavirus from China is legitimate and real. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus a global health emergency, and the United States and other…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This follows the warning last…
Security, Privacy and the Law
Experts Anticipate Iran’s Next Move Will Include Cyberattacks on U.S. Energy Infrastructure
Security experts nationwide warn that the United States should expect serious cyberattacks from Iran in the next few months. The anticipated attacks, retaliation for United States’ killing of Major General…
Inside Cybersecurity & Privacy Law
ICO Fines Dixons Carphone £500,000 After Cyber-Attack
By Dr. Guido Zeppenfeld, LLM, Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros, Dr. Ulrich Worm
On 9 January 2020, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) announced that it had fined DSG Retail Limited (“DSG”) a UK-based IT retailer trading under brands including Curry’s PC World…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Warns Health Systems to Be Wary of Iranian Cyber-Attacks
Following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran in the past week, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) is warning hospitals and health systems that…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
States and Municipalities on High Alert for Iranian Originated Cyber-Attacks
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning critical infrastructure operators to be on high alert for Iranian backed cyber-attacks because of the vulnerability of state and municipal computer systems,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #221 – How Do We Personally Prepare for a Cyber-Attack on Critical Infrastructure?
Pretty much the only time I don’t feel like I am Chicken Little predicting a massive cyber-attack is when I am with my colleagues at the FBI, Secret Service, NSA…
Privacy World
Heightened Risk of Cyberattacks – What You Should Do Now
In recent days, all eyes have been on the escalating tension between Iran and the US. While we wait and watch politics unfold, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), New…
Ride the Lightning
Will Iran Retaliate With a Cyberattack for the Death of General Qasem Soleimani?
That question assumes there is no "if" just a "how" and a "when". We cannot know about the "when", but Iran itself said that it would strike our military and…