The former Uber head of security is on trial in the U.S having been charged with obstruction and hiding a felony from authorities, following Ubers 2017 data breach. At the time the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were investigating the 2014…
T- Mobile reported to the SEC that it has reached a settlement relating to a class Action Suite, following its 2021 cyber attack and data breach. Agreeing to pay $350Million to fund claims submitted by class members, the legal fees…
The FBI is looking for changes in DoT OFAC reporting rules, pushing for clarifications to the rules governing how to engage with sanctioned ransomware groups and SEC cyber incident reporting proposals. To add a national security†exception to its proposed rule…
The whistleblower in the Aerojet Rocketdyne case received 29% of the settled penalties. In a what is seen as a test case for the DoJ and its Civil Cyber Fraud initiative. Ted Dziekanowski #cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement #departmentofjustice #cyberlegal #theaugustagroup View Original…
With the U.S driving cyber regulation across the public and private sector, facing a growing problem in recruiting the experienced cyber talent. How will the UK, EU and APAC fair as they lag the U.S in cyber regulation and standards.…
An interesting article from McKinsey (just hit my in-box) on targeted recruitment to address the shortage in cybersecurity talent and reduce cybersecurity risk. With developments in cybersecurity risk management legislation ‘left of bang’, such as EU NIS 2.0, DORA and…
A comprehensive cybersecurity and telecommunications bill has been introduced to Canada Parliament this week, enacting the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act to provide a framework for the protection of the critical cyber systems of services and systems that are vital to national…
The gap between cybersecurity awareness and risk mitigation is not closing. At a time when the frequency, complexity and severity of cyber attacks continues to increase. A gap that will have an impact on companies as the regulatory environment for…
Ted Dziekanowski, this is an interesting read. The case bought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) adds precedence in Australia for cyber security and risk management practices, of AFSL licence holders. The Key takeaways identified in the article…
This article from legal counsel is well worth a read on cloud security, security regulatory frameworks and data security that I know my colleague Ted Dziekanowski will comment on. It summarises the ‘shared responsibility model’ that cyber professionals and legal…
