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The Point of Breach Notification Laws

2007-11-07 21:57:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...laws but I don't see a lot written on the public policy reasons for breach disclosure/notification laws. Well..., I don't hate rehashing too much, here goes There are reasonably several justifications for breach notification laws Accountability of the data custodian Alerting the data owner of the breach Collecting public policy data on...
 
Tags: breach notification laws, breach, breach notification, laws, data, public policy data, data owner, data custodian, data breaches
 
 
 
 
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On Logs and Breach Disclosure Laws

2008-07-03 13:40:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...laws " at ComputerWorld. I personally find the premise that logs help with breach notification mandates to be a perfect no-brainer, but it looks like some people consider it to be deep insight And, let's leave it at that: deep insight it is Key point for the impatient bunch: "... logs are essential for compliance with breach-notification...
 
Tags: logs, deep insight, laws, save massive amounts, fun paper, impatient bunch, breach notification, perfect no-brainer, law
 
 
 
 
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Data-breach laws and business concerns

2008-01-15 16:10:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...laws are getting expansive - California law now requires notification of leaked medical information Others, such as Massachusetts, are having a harder time convincing businesses. I do understand the challenge small businesses have - some of the security solutions they need to implement can be expensive. Howeever, the solution is not just...
 
Tags: data-breach laws, law, california law, requires notification, patrick mcgregor, medical information, businesses, magazine article, security solutions
 
 
 
 
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Researchers say notification laws not lowering ID theft

2008-06-05 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Over the past five years, 43 U.S. states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? Not according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who have published a state-by-state analysis of data supplied by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC
 
Tags: carnegie mellon university, federal trade commission, researchers, identity theft, data, ftc, analysis, cut, past
 
 
 
 
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Montgomery Ward breached, no notification obligation?

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2008-06-27 23:45:03 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...laws in nearly every state generally require organizations that have been hacked to come clean to the affected consumers, not just to the financial industry Companies that fail to comply can be hit with fines or be sued by affected customers, depending on the state After being asked about those laws by The Associated Press, Milgrom said...
 
Tags: card companies, companies, services, services closely, credit card companies, services retail properties, financial company citigroup, company, montgomery ward
 
 
 
 
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Intellectual Property- what is it and how do we secure it?

2007-12-29 06:43:45 by Editor in Security Links
 
...laws governing them are detailed in the Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management which predominantly covers the world of IP from a European perspective or, if you are looking for a specifically legal manual, then Intellectual Property Law, Fourth Edition provides a worldwide perspective and introduction to the subjects Both the...
 
Tags: intellectual property, treaties, international patent treaties, major copyright agreements, agreements, copyright, rights, intellectual property rights, copyright legislation
 
 
 
 
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Britain mulling "random" audits to enhance data protection..

2007-11-07 17:41:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...laws regarding standards of data protection as they apply to businesses. The report says current laws on the books don't have enough teeth; it says the government should have the authority to conduct random audits of the security measures in place in businesses and other organisations holding personal data Wow. Imagine the uproar that would...
 
Tags: data, data protection, apparently treat data, personal data, secure data, businesses responsible, current laws, data safe, businesses
 
 
 
 
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Internet Censorship

2008-04-07 05:00:32 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...laws against publishing certain content, registration requirements that prevent anonymous Internet use, liability laws that force Internet service providers to filter themselves, or surveillance. Egypt does not engage in technical Internet filtering; instead, its laws discourage the publishing and reading of certain content -- it has even...
 
Tags: internet censorship, censorship, internet censorship measures, enable internet censorship, internet, prevent anonymous internet, internet access, global internet, net interprets censorship
 
 
 
 
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Seat Belt Usage and Compensating Behavior

2008-04-11 13:44:59 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...laws on driver behavior and traffic fatalities. Using a unique panel data set on seat belt usage in all U.S. jurisdictions, we analyze how such laws, by influencing seat belt use, affect the incidence of traffic fatalities. Allowing for the endogeneity of seat belt usage, we find that such usage decreases overall traffic fatalities. The...
 
Tags: seat belt, seat belt usage, laws, seat belt laws, fatalities, traffic fatalities, inherent risk thermostat, risk, indirect adverse effect
 
 
 
 
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Cotton Traders confirms that their website was compromised

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