Settlement includes fund to help consumers recover from data breach NOTE: The FTC hosted an IN-PERSON press conference at FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington D.C., at 10 am Read more…

In June, the Cybersecurity Tech Accord launched a series of workshops aimed at improving the dialogue with the civil society community, building a closer relationship with them, and better understanding Read more…

With the rise of the fourth industrial revolution—Industry 4.0—technology has become an inextricable aspect of business operations in most sectors. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has become ubiquitous across a wide Read more…

Equifax will pay a $700 million settlement over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other data of nearly 150 million people.

The Federal Trade Commission is sending a second round of refund checks, totaling more than $68,000, to consumers who bought Lights of America LED light bulbs and filed a claim. Read more…

Ever heard the term “hack-back”? Hacking back is the process of identifying attacks on a system and their origin.

Kaylee’s Law, named after Kaylee Sawyer, who was killed by a security officer at Central Oregon Community College in Bend during 2016, promises to change campus security laws for the well-being Read more…

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,615 checks totaling $708,586 to small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other consumers who were tricked into paying for overpriced office supplies—including light bulbs and Read more…

The $380 million of Federal funds allocated to election security is not sufficient, and additional Federal support will be needed to secure the 2020 election, says a new report.

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Washington Redskins held a joint tabletop exercise with local law enforcement and first responders to review Read more…