With various standards and charging technologies at work, it is much harder than it should be to work out what a cable can do. There are a few things worth knowing when shopping. USB Standards: The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard dates to 1996 but has seen many new standards, revisions, and connector types in […]
Healthcare , Industry Specific , Standards, Regulations & Compliance 5-Year Plan Details How to Raise the Bar on Health Ecosystem’s Approach to Cyber Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • February 27, 2024 Healthcare entities are facing a rising tide of cyberthreats. A new five-year plan from the Health Sector Coordinating Council aims to help […]
Legislation & Litigation , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Plaintiffs Alleged Google Sought to Cover Up API Flaw That Exposed Private Data Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • February 7, 2024 Google is set to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit tied to an API that disclosed too much. (Image: Shutterstock) Silicon Valley giant Google […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Ride-Hailing Company Fined for Inadequate Data Transparency Practices Under GDPR Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 1, 2024 Uber must pay 10 million euros to the Dutch data protection authority. (Image: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images) Uber must pay a fine of 10 million euros to […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Company Fined for Dropping Advertising Cookies Without Consent Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 19, 2024 Yahoo will pay 10 million euros to the French government. (Image: Shutterstock) The French data regulator imposed a fine of 10 million euros on Yahoo after determining that […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance E-Commerce Giant Accuses Luxembourg Regulators of Attacking the Company Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 12, 2024 Amazon squared off against the Luxembourg data protection authority in court on Tuesday over a privacy fine. (Image: Shutterstock) Amazon in a Luxembourg court Tuesday contested a […]
Jan 08, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Security The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is calling attention to the privacy and security challenges that arise as a result of increased deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in recent years. “These security and privacy challenges include the potential for adversarial manipulation of training data, […]
A new National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) report on the cybersecurity of genomic data found major privacy gaps in how the data is generated, stored and shared. The paper argues that a NIST privacy framework focusing on the uniqueness of genomic data sensitivity should be established to help organizations that aggregate the data […]
Healthcare , Industry Specific , Standards, Regulations & Compliance What Should the US Government Do to Impove Medical Cybersecurity? Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • December 18, 2023 The American Hospital Association opposes a Biden administration proposal for mandatory cybersecurity requirements. (Image: Shutterstock) Lobbyists for U.S. hospitals oppose a Biden administration proposal for mandatory […]
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