Lawmakers have begun debate on the controversial threat information-sharing bill known as CISPA, which would complement the president's cyber security executive order. But it has a host of privacy objections to clear first.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), a department of the Government of Canada, was reeling last month after the personal data of 583,000 Canadians was lost on a portable hard drive.
Two weeks ago, Rep. Lofgren took to Reddit to announce her plans to revise the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act so that people like Aaron Swartz, the computer programmer and freedom-of-information activist who committed suicide in January, are not punishable by decades in prison.
The council charged with administering the PCI standard has documented common vulnerabilities in online payment environment and offered suggestions for installing technology to deter threats.
Bryant Bell, senior product marketing manager of Guidance Software, sits with SC Magazine reporter, Danielle Walker, to discuss some of the benefits of having legal counsel in the security industry.
January is a good time to plan. It's the start of a new year and those things that seemed so far away in December are suddenly right around the corner.
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