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Posts tagged as “Regulation”

UK government calls for reporting ransomware

While I’m on security, the UK government is explicitly asking to be notified about ransomware.   Steve Barclay, Lead Minister for Cyber Security, told the National…

A Privacy law and data access

A follow-up to early this week – Connecticut has become the fifth state with a data privacy law.    The state has a rule that passed…

Two legal uses of data that sound invasive

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bought access to location data harvested from tens of millions of phones in the United States to…

CISA asks for comment on key features

An opportunity for comment.  Per Next Gov, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is asking for feedback over the next month on preliminary documents published…

A look at breach reporting around the world

Yesterday we covered CISA’s new guidance for reporting.  Today, let’s dive into Politico’s look at similar reporting around the world.  In the EU, Members of…

Microsoft’s potential licensing about-face

In the “stories that crossed my desk twice” department, Microsoft may be making changes to the way they license software, specifically focused on customers who…

Amazon workers vote to unionize

Amazon worders voted last week to unionize at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse location.     This is the first successful union attempt at Amazon in its…