Weekly #InfoSec News Roundup
InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!
Sunday, September 15, 2024 — Sunday, September 22, 2024
A baker’s dozen of Information Security & Data Privacy news items that you may have missed!
$26M Talkspace contract with NYC stirs student data privacy concerns
(K-12 Dive, September 16th)
How to Build a Cyber Crisis Communications Plan
(MIT Sloan, September 16th)
Instagram launches ‘teen accounts’ as child safety laws loom
(Fast Company, September 17th)
Mathematical Certainty in Security: The Rise of Fully Homomorphic Encryption
(Embedded Computing Design, September 17th)
Disney to ditch Slack following July data breach
(CNBC, September 19th)
Laying the Legal Foundation for Civilian Cyber Corps
(New America, September 19th)
Long Island County Hack Probe Details History of Cyber Failures
(WSJ Pro Cybersecurity, September 19th)
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Not Paying 100-Bitcoin Ransom in August Cyber Attack
(Government Technology, September 19th)
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) $200m Cyber Grant Pilot Opens Applications for Schools and Libraries
(InfoSecurity Magazine, September 19th)
Agri-Food Sector Under Increasing Threat From Cyber Attacks
(Forbes, September 20th)
Companies face risk of huge fines and suspensions under tough new cyber rules in the EU
(CNBC, September 20th)
Hezbollah pager attack puts spotlight on Israel’s cyber warfare Unit 8200
(Reuters, September 20th)
Hackers Claim Second Dell Data Breach in One Week
(Hack Read, September 22nd)
