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Attack of drones: airborne cybersecurity nightmare

Security Affairs

Drones currently occupy a unique legal position as they are classified as both aircraft and networked computing devices. Dangerdrone is an affordable, mobile drone platform, leveraging a 3D printed airframe, with a Raspberry Pi small single-board computer. that require registration with local or federal authorities. Scary stuff….

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Let’s explore what to expect from the upcoming regulations, provide insights into critical federal and state laws, and offer practical compliance and risk management strategies. These regulations often set standards for cybersecurity practices, incident reporting, and compliance requirements. What are Federal Cybersecurity Regulations?

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UK ICO Releases Updated Cookie Compliance Guidance

Hunton Privacy

On December 13, 2011, the Information Commissioner issued updated guidance on compliance with recent changes to UK law governing the use of cookies ( The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (“Regulations”)). Organizations were given a twelve-month grace period to comply with the new law.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. Cryptology is the overarching field of study related to writing and solving codes, whereas encryption and decryption are the central processes driving the computer science discipline.

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Draft Released in the Philippines Implementing Rules for the Data Privacy Act

Hunton Privacy

Sensitive information refers to personal information about an individual’s race, ethnicity, health, education, genetic or sexual life of a person, proceedings related to an offense committed by a person, health records and tax returns. Consent of the data subject has to be evidenced by written, electronic or recorded means.

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Understanding HIPAA: A Guide to Avoiding Common Violations

Armstrong Archives

In this article, we’ll talk more about the HIPAA, the importance of compliance, some common HIPAA violations, and more! Some of the data that it covers are: Electronic health records Billing details Health insurance information The Importance of Compliance There are severe consequences to not abiding by the HIPAA rules.

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Weekly podcast: NCSC and Kaspersky, parliamentary passwords and macOS High Sierra (again)

IT Governance

While the NCSC is right to be concerned about Russian cybercrime, another security threat to Westminster has garnered considerable media coverage this week: it’s become clear that members of parliament need to be much better educated about basic security practices. Including interns on exchange programmes.