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Washington Privacy Act Update: Private Right of Action Added in House

Megan Herr

Malia Rogers

David M. Stauss

March 4, 2020

On Friday, February 28, 2020 the Washington House Innovation, Technology & Economic Development Committee (ITED) voted to pass a strengthened version of the Washington Privacy Act (WPA) out of committee. On February 14, the Washington Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass the WPA. Yet, after moving to the House, the WPA encountered substantial resistance from privacy advocates. At a public hearing on February 21, 2020 privacy advocates argued against the WPA’s lack of a private right of action, facial recognition provisions and preemption of local laws, among other things.

Number of Student Data Breaches, Ransomware Attacks Nearly Triple in Last Year

March 4, 2020

Public K-12 education agencies across the country experienced a total of 348 cybersecurity incidents during calendar year 2019, says a report from the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.

Security Executives on the Move

Security executives on the move! Which industry leaders have recently begun new roles?

March 4, 2020

Which security executives have recently changed positions? Have you begun a new role? Email us at ritcheyd@bnpmedia.com

NIST CRIED: The Four Steps of Incident Mitigation

Surge in Attacker Access to Privileged Accounts and Services Puts Businesses at Risk

March 3, 2020

There is a major security gap that is obvious, important and urgent: the ability to know if privileged accounts and services are compromised.

Georgia Technical College System Announces Online Academy to Expand Cloud Computing Workforce

March 3, 2020

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) announced a program designed to prepare more Georgians with the technology skills necessary for careers utilizing cloud technologies.

Registration Open for Tenth Annual (ISC)2 Security Congress

March 3, 2020

(ISC)² has opened registration for its 10th annual Security Congress taking place at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, FL from November 16-18.

Data Security; cyber security news, NIST cybersecurity, data security, data breach, cybersecurity management

Walgreens Announces its Mobile App Leaks Personal Data

March 2, 2020

Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States behind CVS Health, announced that its mobile app leaked users' personal data.

‘Vulnerable’ iOS Cut-and-Paste Data in iPhone or iPad Devices

March 2, 2020

Any cut-and-paste data temporarily stored to an iPhone or iPad’s memory can be accessed by all apps - malicious or not - installed on a device.

Computer Scientists’ New Tool Fools Hackers into Sharing Keys for Better Cybersecurity

March 2, 2020

Instead of blocking hackers, a new cybersecurity defense approach developed by University of Texas at Dallas computer scientists actually welcomes them.