Gag Me With A Court Order – Again
I recently wrote about efforts by prosecutors and other government agents to keep their work secret, not only from the public, or from the targets of their investigations, but also…
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On 60 Minutes last night, Lesley Stahl was shocked, shocked to see that modern automobiles collected vast amounts of information about their owners and drivers, had myriad sensors to collect information…
DetailsThe Anthem Hack – Part Deux – What Anthem Did Right (and Wrong)
In the wake of every hack (and every second and one yard in the Super Bowl) there is a stream of criticism from Monday morning quarterbacks about what should have been done. …
DetailsAnthem Blue Cross – The Five Stages of Hack Response
This week it was Anthem Blue Cross’s time. The health insurance giant disclosed a massive hack, which compromised records for as many as 80 million people. This included identity information,…
DetailsThe CISO’s Guide to Getting Stuff Done
Let’s face it. You know what you have to do. You have a 30-day plan. A 90-day plan. A one-year plan. A five-year plan. You have spreadsheets, budgets, and PowerPoints.…
DetailsCrowdsourcing Invasions of Privacy
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the United States government is creating a massive database of records culled from license plate scanners, and making this database available to law enforcement…
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