Microsoft has been fighting with the U.S. Department of Justice since 2013 when the DoJ tried to get Microsoft to get them to hand over data belonging to a user, stored exclusively in Ireland. This case has gone back and forth in the courts since then. The bottom line issue is whether a U.S. Court […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]IT World Canada ran an article the other day regarding the payment of ransom at the University of Calgary. The piece is almost an editorial as the writer beat the University up for paying the ransom. Here is the story that the article laid out. In June the University was infected with a “significant malware […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In March the FBI announced that one of the hackers who broke into a number of celebrities ‘ phones in 2014 pleaded guilty. Ryan Collins, 36, of Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by illegally accessing a protected computer to obtain information. This month, Illinois resident […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Whenever I read the news that a data breach has occurred, my first two questions are “how big is it?” and “How long did it go for”. For example, the Omni Hotel chain announced a breach this week and they said it affected 49 out of their 60 hotels, affected 50,000 customer cards, was detected […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Target Board can breathe a little easier today – although they are not out of the woods yet – in that the shareholders who filed a series of derivative actions have agreed that the cases can be dismissed as long as they can come back for legal fees. The lawsuits claim that Target’s directors […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Compliance is one of those challenges for companies big and small. One of those compliance requirements is to keep abreast of changes to or new laws that apply to your organization. While we don’t offer legal advice, when we see items related to compliance, we will bring them to your attention. In the case of […]
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