Category «E-Records»

Kaspersky: Many wearables and healthcare devices are open to attack due to vulnerable data transfer protocol

TechRepublic: “Kaspersky security researchers announced this week that a popular data transfer protocol used by healthcare devices is full of critical vulnerabilities. Researchers identified 33 weaknesses in 2021, which is an increase over problems found in 2020. Kaspersky reported that 90 vulnerabilities have been identified since 2014. That total includes critical vulnerabilities that are still …

Subjects: E-Records, Health Care, Privacy

Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 29, 2022

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 29, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Commerce, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Privacy

Gmail Is Getting a New Look: Here’s What’s Changing

MakeUseOf: “Gmail is not known for revamping its look more often. However, since its major design overhaul in 2020, Google is ready to spice things up a little further by introducing a new integrated view. The new Gmail look builds upon the 2020 design overhaul, making it easy to switch between your emails, Google Chat, …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Knowledge Management

Legislative and Judicial Developments Affecting Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

CRS Legal Sidebar, Legislative and Judicial Developments Affecting Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Updated February 1, 2022: “The Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)system is the U.S. Court’s web-based service that gives registered users electronic access to documents filed in the U.S. Courts via the online Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, known …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

Personal identifying information for 1.5 billion users was stolen in 2021, but from where?

TechRepublic: “It was a big year for cybercriminals, who made off with somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.5 billion worth of users’ personal identifying information (PII) in 2021, according to a report from threat intelligence company Black Kite. Black Kite looked at 81 third-party breaches that accounted for over 200 public disclosures, and its top …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Health Care, PC Security, Privacy

White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt ‘zero trust’ in new memo

The Verge: “The White House released a new cybersecurity strategy Wednesday aimed at reducing the risk of cyberattacks against government infrastructure. The strategy outlines the administration’s vision for moving government agencies towards a “zero trust” architecture — a cybersecurity model where users and devices are only given permissions to access network resources necessary for the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, PC Security, Privacy

How to Find Federal Court Documents Using PACER

How to Find Federal Court Documents Using PACER – “Every search and every document you download costs 10 cents per page. Use PACER with the RECAP Chrome Extension to save costs.” [Note this reference is from 2019 but remains useful.]

Subjects: Courts, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

Get this year’s expanded Child Tax Credit

“How to Use This Website / ChildTaxCredit.gov: “Get help filing your tax return to get the Child Tax Credit – This website exists to help people: Get the Child Tax Credit. Understand how the 2021 Child Tax Credit works. Find out if they are eligible to receive the Child Tax Credit. Understand that the credit …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

IRS Will Require Facial Recognition Scans to Access Your Taxes

Gizmodo: “Online tax filers will soon be required to submit a selfie to a third-party identity verification company using facial recognition tech in order to file their taxes or make IRS payments online. Starting this summer, users with an IRS.gov account will no longer be able to log in with a simple username and password. …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Secret Ways to Reach an Actual Person in Customer Service

Likehacker: “In a world that seems increasingly determined to keep us apart, we’re all bound together by at least one universal experience: the frustration of talking to a real person on the phone at a customer service call center. Whether we want to complain, resolve a problem, or simply get information, call center interactions can …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Economy, Health Care, Internet

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