Asus is an international manufacturer of all kinds of computer and networking equipment. The FTC, in this case, was not upset with Asus for making hardware that was buggy and not secure, thereby exposing customer’s information, but rather representing that their routers had numerous security features that could protect users from unauthorized access and hackers […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Some people are big advocates of open source because, they say, since people can look at the source, bugs are found more quickly. I am not a big supporter of that theory even though I am a supporter of open source because just because people CAN look at the source, doesn’t mean that they will […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I went in to my local grocery store tonight and went to use my credit card and poof – something new. A couple of details first. My credit card is actually a Visa logoed debit card meaning that, in theory, you should be able to use it as a debit or credit card. Debit with […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Some businesses have complained that the FTC has not been clear about what is required in order to be in compliance of section 5 of the FTC act and avoid being fined. California, usually a leader in the privacy arena, has begun to put some detail to those requirements, at least for businesses that have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Inspector General in the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OIG, HHS OCR) reported that OCR is not effectively auditing HIPAA covered entities. A covered entity includes doctors and hospitals that have primary ownership of your health records. As a result, the OCR is establishing a permanent audit program and working to identity […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]According to HousingWire, a panel at the Mortgage Bankers Association mortgage servicing conference discussed cyber risks and one seems to have the attention of regulators is risk introduced by vendors. All you have to do is think back to Target, Home Depot and the Office of Personnel Management (collectively around 200 million compromised records). The […]
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