Cyber Security News and Education
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018? The California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (CCPA), is a data privacy regulation that is clearly modeled after GDPR. The CCPA goes into effect on 1/1/2020 […]
How to Get a Free Credit Report for Military Service Members Plus National Guard The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a final ruling to give free electronic credit monitoring, including free credit reports, for […]
FCC Officially Repeals Net Neutrality Net neutrality was officially repealed today. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling, known as “Restoring Internet Freedom,” was entered into the Federal Register today. This is the final step in […]
US House Approves Mass Surveillance Law The United States House of Representatives voted renew internet surveillance law FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) specifically Section 702 has some internet […]
Top 5 Net Neutrality Myths and Misconceptions On December 14, 2017, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal a 2015 regulation commonly known as Net Neutrality. Even public opinion about the matter […]
Net Neutrality So, the FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality. This has been covered by every major news organization, fake news organization and everything in-between. We’re not here to discuss the merits of keeping or […]
Trump’s Cyber Security Czar Skips Cyber Security Hearing A bipartisan panel of senators listened to testimonies from defense-related chiefs today. The hearing attendees included Senator John McCain met with officials from the FBI, Defense Department, […]
Former Equifax CEO Testifies Before Subcommittee Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith appeared before the House Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee about its data breach. Initially, Equifax estimated the data breach impacted 143 million US […]
Facebook Privacy Policy Violations Punished by EU The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) announced on the 11th of September that it has fined Facebook 1.2 million euros for data privacy violations. The AEPD […]
Is Google Drive the Next Pirate Bay? Digital Piracy Lives On! The federal government has been trying to crack down on digital piracy for years, and with their recent successes against AlphaBay and other “untouchables” […]