The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU), is seeking to revise its 10-year-old rules and regulations and proposing stringent new data protection guidelines that some say would adversely affect American business.
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European Union, United States Squaring Off Over Data Protection Rules - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4676 days ago
Chinese Launching Hack Attacks Against Global M&A Deals - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4680 days ago
In an attempt to derail a huge billion deal by Australian firm BHP Billiton Ltd. to buy Potash Corp., of Saskatchewan, hackers based in China launched targeted attacks against leading Canadian law firms involved in brokering the deal.
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Legislation Introduced to Limit Carrier IQ, Other Phone Monitoring Software - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4680 days ago
Last year’s Carrier IQ controversy may be getting some legislative help in the form of a law that would require the explicit consent of a mobile device owner before such monitoring software could be used.
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Judge Rules Computer Files, Even Those Self-Incriminating, Must Be Decrypted - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4685 days ago
In a ruling that limits the protections granted to U.S. citizens under the Fifth Amendment, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ordered the defendant in a case involving mortgage fraud to decrypt the files on her laptop.
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Lifting the Veil on Cybercrime - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4687 days ago
With each passing day it’s becoming clear that law enforcement organizations are gaining more insight into the cybercriminal community.
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User Rights Agreements, or 'Grant Us Your Immortal Soul' - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4688 days ago
The security of your company and its employees could be compromised if you don’t read and understand an End User License Agreements or (EULA) for new software.
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Russian Cybergang's Penchant for Hiding in Plain Sight May be Its Undoing - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4692 days ago
Koobface, the Russian cybergang that can’t shoot straight, soon may be a thing of the past. If the FBI has its way, the gang's penchant for leaving mother Russia to frolic in such places as Monte Carlo may turn out to be its undoing.
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SOPA slows down Cloud computing Adoption
Posted by ivanpw under LegalFrom http://www.cloudbusinessreview.com 4693 days ago
SOPA will disrupt the growth of cloud computing, as well as any other Internet-related industries. Learn why SOPA slows down cloud computing adoption.
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5 Things to Consider in Cloud Computing Disputes
Posted by ivanpw under LegalFrom http://www.cloudbusinessreview.com 4694 days ago
With scary case studies of how cloud outages disrupt business operations or how data got stolen from the cloud, cloud computing disputes are likely to happen.
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Restaurant Refuses to Accept Credit Card Fines - Tech Security Today
Posted by Mike Vizard under LegalFrom http://www.techsecuritytoday.com 4701 days ago
A relatively small lawsuit and countersuit between U.S. Bank and a Park City, Utah, restaurant over responsibility for hacked customer data could have big repercussions for credit card giant Visa/Mastercard and its payment card industry (PCI)data security standard.
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