Data Privacy News
A selection of top headlines from today’s best sources for Data Privacy News:
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Congress targets OTAs, cyber investments in defense policy bill
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 10, 2019 | 17:03 pmThe 2020 National Defense Authorization Act conference report homes in on other transaction authorities, drones and cybersecurity investments.
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Senators warn on encryption
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 10, 2019 | 16:28 pmLaw enforcement hawks from both parties on the Senate Judiciary Committee threatened tech companies with new rules for access to encrypted data.
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DOD wants prime contractors to be 'help desk' for new cybersecurity model
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 10, 2019 | 13:03 pmThe Defense Department is pushing forward with its unified cybersecurity standard for contractors and wants large companies and industry associations to show startups and smaller firms the way.
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FCW Insider: Dec. 10
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 10, 2019 | 05:00 amThe latest news and analysis from FCW's reporters and editors.
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Quick Hits
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Impeachment looms over shutdown talks
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 9, 2019 | 18:13 pmA third continuing resolution could be in the cards as lawmakers wrangle over funding levels.
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'Technical irregularities' plagued contact chaining at NSA
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 9, 2019 | 17:16 pmODNI's privacy czar said bad data from telecoms irrevocably tainted the contact-chaining process that was at the heart of the NSA's Call Detail Records program.
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Paid parental leave for feds in NDAA
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 9, 2019 | 16:14 pmThe must-pass defense bill is set to emerge from conference committee with a provision that gives civilian feds 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
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DOD seeks more 5G prototypes
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 9, 2019 | 14:51 pmThe Defense Department detailed two more draft plans for proposed 5G testbeds at military bases around the country.
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AWS lawsuit alleges 'improper pressure' from Trump on JEDI
FCW: The business of federal technology Dec 9, 2019 | 13:29 pmPresident Donald Trump personally steered a $10-billion cloud computing contract away from frontrunner Amazon Web Services out of personal and political animus against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the details of a lawsuit released publicly Dec. 9.
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Live Webinar: Would You Rather be Cloud Smart or Cloud First in APAC & IN Government?
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pm
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Live Webinar: Cyber Recovery in the Age of Ransomware in APAC and IN
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pm
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ENISA: Software vulnerability prevention initiatives
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmThe European Network and Information Security Agency, ENISA, has compiled a list of existing initiatives focused on finding and preventing software vulnerabilities.
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Accounting of Disclosures Under the HITECH Act
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmA notice of proposed rulemaking from the HHS Office for Civil Rights that would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information and add new requirements for access reports.
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FFIEC Final Authentication Guidance
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmThe Final FFIEC Guidance has been issued and its main intent is to reinforce the 2005 Guidance's risk management framework and update the Agencies' expectations regarding customer authentication, layered security, or other controls in the increasingly hostile online environment.
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Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmThe Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights provided a report to Congress on health information breaches from September 2009 through 2010, as required under the HITECH Act. Nearly 7.9 million Americans were affected by almost 30,800[…]
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Decryptor Bug Means Ryuk Victims Stuck in Ransomware Rut
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmEmsisoft Tool Can Fix Ineffective Attacker-Supplied Decryption - But Back Up the FilesEmsisoft has spotted a buggy decryptor for the Ryuk ransomware and developed a custom tool to fix it. But victims will still have to pay the ransom to[…]
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GDPR Violation: German Privacy Regulator Fines 1&1 Telecom
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pm$11 Million Fine for Authentication Shortcomings at Telecommunications ProviderOne of the largest fines to date for violating the EU's General Data Protection Regulation has been announced by Germany's federal privacy and data protection watchdog, the BfDI, against 1 & 1[…]
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City of Pensacola Recovering From Ransomware Attack
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmFBI: Incident Doesn't Appear Related to Last Week's Naval Air Base ShootingThe city of Pensacola, Florida, on Tuesday was still recovering from a Saturday ransomware attack that occurred just one day after a shooting incident at Naval Air Station Pensacola.[…]
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Vietnamese APT Group Targets BMW, Hyundai: Report
DataBreachToday.comRSS Syndication Dec 31, 1969 | 19:00 pmAPT32/OceanLotus Suspected in Espionage IncidentHackers suspected to be based in Vietnam compromised the network of German automaker BMW to attempt industrial espionage, according to German media outlet Bayerischer Rundfunk. The attackers also apparently targeted South Korea's Hyundai, according to the[…]
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