• "Dust off your information security policy (or start putting one in place…)" Do you have a comprehensive information security program? Many businesses are still operating without one, leaving them open to preventable data breaches.
• "Enough already: encrypt those portable devices" The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reached a settlement with a cord blood bank in respect of the loss of nearly 300,000 customers’ personal information. ...The information had been stored on unencrypted backup tapes, an external hard drive and a laptop that were stolen from a backpack left in an employee’s car.
• “This call may be recorded” - Ninth Circuit says disclaimer not always necessary. But it’s still a good idea!
• "Man cleared of spying on his wife via computer software..." His attorney argued that prosecutors could not prove why Ciccarone used the software.
• "Nestlégate" Court convicts Nestle of "spying" on Swiss activists. (vintage commercial)