The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has published the first release candidate for their “Top Ten Most Critical Application Security Risks,” which will supercede the previous version published in 2007. The OWASP Project team made…
A new report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) includes a reiteration of existing security issues and weaknesses across the federal government, and includes a dozen recommended actions to improve federal cybersecurity reflecting the…
There are lots of new and improved privacy and security requirements scheduled to come into effect over the next few months, including enhancements of existing HIPAA security and privacy provisions that were added in the HITECH…
In another example of stronger individual-level privacy protections in the European Community compared to those in the United States, the EU Council this week approved a law that requires online users to be asked for explicit…
As noted in this space last week, based on recent activity in the Senate and similar if less immediate legislative proposals in the House of Representatives, it seems possible that Congress will move ahead with enactment…
Another opportunity this week for federal health IT executives working on information exchange to continue to focus attention on the challenge of reconciling different security and privacy laws applicable to federal and non-federal entities. As seen…
Thanks to the action of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week, it looks like we have not one but two bills addressing data breach notification requirements that would apply broadly to commercial entities. The measure introduced…
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