A judge in the state of Virginia has ruled that while the police can force you to unlock your cellphone using your fingerprint, they cannot make you open it with your passcode. Passcodes are considered protected by the Fifth Amendment since being forced to open your phone using your passcode to access possible evidence is considered to be a form of self-incrimination. For a full article about this story, click here:: Police can demand fingerprints but not passcodes to unlock phones, rules judge
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Discern and Learn: Spotting Phony Online Data Dumps
Not all data dumps posted online are the real deal. Investigating fake data dumps can detract from a company’s effort to detect a legitimate data breach, so they must educate themselves on whether or not a data dump is fake. Confirming the existence of a username, checking credit formats, and actually contacting one of the victims might save them some time. For a full article on how to sniff out phony data dumps, click here:: Keep Calm & Verify: How to Spot a Fake Online Data Dump
Broadly Shared Data Contains 20% Sensitive Information
A research study by Elastica revealed that 20% of “broadly shared files†within a company contain regulated data. Some of that 20% included personal identifiable information, personal health information, and credit card data. In the average 2,000 files shared in the cloud, 185 of them will be broadly shared.
Read a full article with details on this report here:: 20% of ‘Broadly Shared’ Data Contains Regulated Info
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