Several recommendations have been given by the Department of Homeland Security to simplify federal cyber incident reporting rules in an effort to ensure no additional burdens to cyberattack-hit organizations, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
U.S. global consumer and professional products manufacturer Clorox has disclosed the possibility of product shortages and delays due to widespread operational disruption linked to a cyberattack last month, ABC News reports.
San Francisco-based genetic testing firm 1Health.io, which was previously Vitagene, has agreed to pay $75,000 to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that it violated customer data privacy, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
The tax agency is making due for now with voluntary memorandums of agreement between certain agencies that allow them to provide the kind of inspections and oversight.
CNN reports that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced plans to expand privacy regulations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to the surveillance sector, which could restrict the sale of certain consumer data, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, among data brokers.
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