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FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals

Krebs on Security

Department of Homeland Security hastily assembled a conference call with healthcare industry executives warning about an “imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. ” The agencies on the conference call, which included the U.S. based Sky Lakes Medical Center’s computer systems. hospitals and healthcare providers.”

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Missouri Governor Vows to Prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Reporting Security Vulnerability

Krebs on Security

In a press conference this morning, Missouri Gov. But in a press conference Thursday morning , Gov. “A hacker is someone who subverts computer security with malicious or criminal intent,” the attorney Joe Martineau said. ” Missouri Gov. Thankfully, these failures were discovered.” ” Mackey said Gov.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters - Untitled Article

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Germany’s Data Protection Conference (DSK) recently made public an expert opinion on Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which came under close scrutiny in the July 16, 2020 decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Schrems II). By: Andrew Serwin, Carol A.F.

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“Master” Your Knowledge of eDiscovery With This Conference in Washington DC Again This Year: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

And, it’s time for another The Master’s Conference DC event! The Master’s Conference brings together leading experts and professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to develop strategies, practices and resources for managing eDiscovery and the information life cycle. Click here to register for the conference.

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MY TAKE: ‘Digital trust’ has a huge role to play mitigating cybersecurity threats, going forward

The Last Watchdog

Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures. It used to be that trusting the connection between a workstation and a mainframe computer was the main concern. The security experts and thought leaders at DigiCert’s conference discussed the progress being made on a couple of other fronts: protocols and policies.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and Ministry of Defense. This morning, at a press conference, Yoshii Kan, a secretary-general of Japan, said that the company had reported the intrusion. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun.

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The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

Schneier on Security

In his keynote address at the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Attorney General William Barr argued that companies should weaken encryption systems to gain access to consumer devices for criminal investigations. Before the Internet revolution, military-grade electronics were different from consumer-grade.

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