The proposed changes to the European Union’s data protection law have companies buzzing about the costs associated with compliance, the stringent penalties for violations, and the difficulty of enforcement……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
US Supreme Court Says GPS Tracking of Vehicles Requires a Warrant (January 23, 2012)
In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court said that US law enforcement agents need to obtain court-approved warrants before tracking suspects with GPS devices……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
EU Data Protection Directive Changes to Require Breach Disclosure Within 24 Hours (January 22 & 23, 2012)
Proposed changes to the European Union’s Data Protection Directive, which is more than 15 years old, are expected to be announced this week……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Anonymous: Facebook is next, on January 28
In a YouTube video that appears to be linked to a known Anonymous account, the hacker collective offers a linked program in order to attack Facebook. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Legislators Dropping Support for PIPA and SOPA (January 18, 2012)
More US legislators have announced that they are withdrawing their support for the house’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate’s Protect IP Act (PIPA)……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Police Limit Comic: January 22, 2012
Author: Garey McKee Police Limit Comic is published on PoliceOne every Sunday. For more than a decade, the strip’s cast of unnamed characters has been constantly struggling with stresses, not only from the criminal element on the street, but also from the upper echelons of the police department’s top brass,…
Police Limit Comic: January 22, 2012
Author: Garey McKee Police Limit Comic is published on PoliceOne every Sunday. For more than a decade, the strip’s cast of unnamed characters has been constantly struggling with stresses, not only from the criminal element on the street, but also from the upper echelons of the police department’s top brass,…
Koobface Masterminds Named; Botnet Goes Silent (January 17, 18, & 19, 2012)
Five people have been named as the masterminds behind the Koobface botnet……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cyber Pilot Produces “Mixed Results” (January 12, 2012)
A government cyber threat information sharing pilot program has produced mixed results, according to a study commissioned by DoD and conducted by Carnegie Mellon University……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
UK Government Sets 20 Critical Controls as Roadmap For Improving National Cyber Security (January 13, 2012)
The UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has released a new guidance document detailing the ‘Top Twenty Critical Security Controls’……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security