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NASRO to Lead Development of Standardized Violence Prevention Protocol for Schools

January 21, 2020

The National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) announced it has received a federal grant to fund development of the first-ever standardized violence prevention protocol (SVPP) for U.S. schools.

Proposed Legislation Would Establish Cybersecurity Coordinator in Every State

January 21, 2020

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a bipartisan bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Cybersecurity State Coordinator program.

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GDPR Update: More Than 160,000 Data Breach Notifications Reports

January 21, 2020

Data protection regulators have imposed $126 million (EUR114 million) in fines under the GDPR regime for a wide range of GDPR infringements, not just for data breaches.

Unprepared Companies Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks

N.Y. Senator Carlucci Introduces Bill That Prohibits Paying Ransom

January 21, 2020

New York Senator David Carlucci introduced Senate Bill S7289 that would ban the paying of ransom.

Simulates Attacks on Networks to Test Responses, Security Levels

City of New Orleans Will Take Months to Recover From Cyber Attack

January 21, 2020

The City of New Orleans, La. says the recent cyber attack on its networks will cost more than seven million dollars.

Hacker Publishes Telnet Credentials for More Than 515,000 Servers, Routers, IoT Devices

January 20, 2020

A hacker has published a list of Telnet credentials for more than 515,000 servers, home routers and IoT (Internet of Things) "smart" devices.

Tax Themed Phishing Attack Targeting ADP Users

January 20, 2020

A tax themed email phishing campaign is targeting ADP users.

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Equifax Settles 2017 Data Breach for $1.38 Billion

January 20, 2020

A class action settlement has been proposed in a case against Equifax Inc., relating to the data breach that Equifax announced in September 2017, which affected approximately 147 million U.S. consumers.