by Jarra Gruen | Jul 19, 2018 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Did You Know?, GDPR
Uber hires first chief privacy officer in light of GDPR Uber has hired its first chief privacy officer, as well as a former TomTom executive in charge, ensuring the ride-hailing company complies with the EU’s data protection laws. The new hires, which were announced...
by Jarra Gruen | Jul 18, 2018 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Did You Know?
5 things you should know about the September DFS deadline And the necessary steps for full 23 NYCRR 500 Compliance For the thousands of NY financial institutions covered by DFS’s sweeping data security regulation, yet another deadline approaches on September 3,...
by Jen Nguyen | Jul 5, 2018 | Bitcoin, Cyber Security, Did You Know?, Microsoft
Blockchain 101 Top Five Facts You Should Know about Blockchain 2018 is the year of decentralized database. Cryptocurrencies dominated the headlines for the last eight months. With the market cap peaking at around 800 Billion USD in January. Despite the crypto craze...
by Jen Nguyen | Jul 2, 2018 | Compliance, Cyber Security, Did You Know?
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 —The toughest privacy bill in the nation is here. Despite lobbying effort by special interest groups, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 has been signed by Governor Jerry Brown and the bill will take effect at the...
by Jarra Gruen | Jun 20, 2018 | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Cyber Security
Bithumb Hacked - $30 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen In what has become a recurring theme in the digital currency industry, another cryptocurrency exchange platform has suffered a cyber intrusion. Suspected cybercriminals have hacked Bithumb, the South Korea-based...
by Jarra Gruen | Jun 11, 2018 | Cyber Security, Did You Know?, internet, Uncategorized
Net neutrality is dead -- now what? As of June 11th, the legal protections against content discrimination on the internet are gone. As far as the FCC is concerned, net neutrality is dead. The policy’s fate was sealed back in December 2017, when FCC chairman Ajit Pai’s...
