State Law News (August 2011)
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burton data_destruction privacy amendment data_breach 4th | Information, Technologies and Telecom | Wednesday August 31, 2011 | By Joseph M. Burton
As we head toward the Labor Day Weekend, it is a good time to point out a couple of noteworthy state level legislative developments in the Information Security and Privacy space.
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On August 22nd the California State Assembly...
Anonymous Educates Us About Security-- Again
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data_breach security privacy burton | Information, Technologies and Telecom | Wednesday August 17, 2011 | By Joseph M. Burton
Another data breach carried out by the “hactivist” group known as “Anonymous” provides an opportunity for businesses to become reacquainted with several important data security concepts. First let’s briefly review the background of the incident.
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Important New Banking Security Guidelines
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burton data_breach banking_security | Information, Technologies and Telecom | Thursday July 28, 2011 | By Joseph M. Burton
In October 2005 the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued updated information security guidance for financial institutions offering internet-based financial products and services. The 2005 Guidance discussed the need for...
Court To Decide Important Privacy Rights Case
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privacy surveillance burton | Information, Technologies and Telecom | Thursday July 21, 2011 | By Joseph M. Burton
In the flurry of activity immediately preceding the close of the United States Supreme Court's term in June, the court accepted Cert on what could be a pivotal 4th Amendment privacy case: United States v. Jones . Jones presents the court with the...
There Is No Genuine Information Without Security
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security burton data_breach | Information, Technologies and Telecom | Wednesday July 06, 2011 | By Joseph M. Burton
Whether we like it or not, information really is king. This has been true for a while now, but it is even more clearly so now. In one way or another we now depend upon digital information for almost everything: to protect us, feed us, cloth us,...