Category «Cybersecurity»

PwC – Losses rise as cybercrime expands to encompass economic crime

PwC Global Economic Crime Survey 2016: “More than one in three organisations (36%) experienced economic crime in the last two years, with cybercrime affecting almost a third (32%), the highest ever level in PwC’s biennial survey of Global Economic Crime. The PwC Global Economic Crime Survey 2016 interviewed over 6000 participants in 115 countries. Despite …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management

Google – Protecting the world’s news from digital attack

Google Official Blog: “The web is an increasingly critical tool for news organizations, allowing them to communicate faster, research more easily, and disseminate their work to a global audience. Often it’s the primary distribution channel for critical, investigative work that shines a light into the darkest corners of society and the economy—the kind of reporting …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Free Speech, Internet

California AG Releases 2016 Data Breach Report, Retail and Financial Sectors Most Vulnerable

EPIC – “A new report from California Attorney General Kamala Harris examines data breaches in California from 2012 to 2015. There were 657 data breaches during the last four years, which compromised over 49 million records. The retail sector experienced the largest share of breaches at 25%, followed by the financial sector at 18%. Among …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, ID Theft, Legal Research

A Worldwide Survey of Encryption Products

“In this paper, [available for download as part of the Berkman Publication Series on SSRN at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2731160] which is modeled on a similar effort in 1999 by researchers from George Washington University, Berkman Fellow Bruce Schneier and collaborator Kathleen Seidel together with Harvard College student Saranya Vijayakuma identify and survey 865 encryption products from 55 …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Privacy

Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community

Statement for the Record Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community. Senate Armed Services Committee, James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence. February 9, 2016. Global threats include: Cyber and Technology; Terrorism; Weapons of Mass Destruction and Proliferation; Space and Counterspace; Counterintelligence; Transnational Organized Crime; Economics and Natural Resources; Human Security. “..The consequences of …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Executive Order – Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

“By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections at all levels of Government, business, and society, to protect privacy, to ensure public safety and economic and national security, and to empower Americans to take …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Government, E-Mail, Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

President Obama’s new Cybersecurity National Action Plan

“What is the President’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP)? It’s the capstone of more than seven years of effort from this administration that takes near-term actions and puts in place a long-term strategy to ensure the federal government, the private sector, and American citizens can take better control of our digital security. The President’s plan …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Government, E-Mail, E-Records, Economy, Education, Government Documents, ID Theft, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

FDA Guidance – Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff – Postmarket Management of  Cybersecurity in Medical Devices – This guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only. Document issued on: January 22, 2016. “FDA is issuing this guidance to inform industry and FDA staff of the Agency’s recommendations for managing postmarket cybersecurity vulnerabilities …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

OPM to issue new requirements for personnel background investigations by contractors

Via Nextgov: “Contractors that conduct background investigations for the federal government will have to report information security incidents to the Office of Personnel Management within half an hour, are required to use smartcards as a second layer of security when logging on to agency networks and must agree to let OPM inspect their systems at …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

OCC Report Highlights Top Risks Facing National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

“Strategic, underwriting, cybersecurity, compliance, and interest rate risks lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) supervisory concerns in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2015, released [December 15, 2015]. The report noted that the risks associated with underwriting and cybersecurity are increasing, while strategic, compliance, and interest rate risks remain stable. Highlights …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

GAO – DHS Needs to Support Greater Adoption of Its National Cybersecurity Protection System

DHS Needs to Enhance Capabilities, Improve Planning, and Support Greater Adoption of Its National Cybersecurity Protection System, GAO-16-294: Published: Jan 28, 2016. Publicly Released: Jan 28, 2016. “What GAO Found The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS) is partially, but not fully, meeting its stated system objectives: Intrusion detection: NCPS provides …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Intellectual Property, Internet, Knowledge Management

FTC Announces Significant Enhancements to IdentityTheft.gov

“For the first time, identity theft victims can now go online and get a free, personalized identity theft recovery plan as a result of significant enhancements to the Federal Trade Commission’s IdentityTheft.gov website. The new one-stop website is integrated with the FTC’s consumer complaint system, allowing consumers who are victims of identity theft to rapidly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, Government Documents, ID Theft