Updates on developments in data privacy and cybersecurity
By Christine Enemark
To some customers of computing storage, processing and online services, the “cloud” seems no different from the traditional information technology services they have used for years. Amazon’s cloud computing outage last week, and the associated downtime and data loss suffered by a number of Internet web sites, highlights how public cloud computing…
On April 7, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a total of $55,000 in fines against three former executives of a securities broker-dealer for violations of the privacy and safeguard rules in Regulation S-P. The fines mark the first time the SEC has imposed administrative fines for violations of these rules. Copies of the…
A few months ago, the Obama Administration introduced its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), an ambitious proposal to implement public-private partnerships to implement a new mechanism for identity verification and information sharing online. The plan has been controversial. Although there have been many legitimate criticisms of the…
The White House is establishing a new office to work with industry to develop an online “identity ecosystem” in which consumers and businesses can transact securely and privately without the need for passwords. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt recently announced plans to create the new “National Program Office,&rdquo…
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