Governors of numerous states have issued Executive Orders in the past several weeks banning TikTok from government-issued devices and many have already implemented a ban, with others considering similar measures. There is also bi-partisan support of a ban in the Senate, which unanimously approved a bill last week that would ban the app from devices
Privacy Tip #320 – 2021 Goes Down as Top Year for Fraud
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
2021 will go down in our minds as many things, including the year in which more people reported fraud and the highest dollar amount of fraud losses in history. Not a great statistic.
According to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2021 (the Data Book), the FTC received 5.7 million reports from…
Colleges and Universities at Risk for Cyber-Attacks as School Year Starts
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
It’s a busy time for colleges and universities as the fall semester starts and campuses are bustling with activity. It’s also the perfect time for cyber criminals to create mayhem for institutions of higher education with a cyber-attack.
That is exactly what happened to Regis University in Denver, Colorado. The university had to shut down…
Cyber-attack on LA County Compromises 756,000 individuals’ information
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Data Breach
A Nigerian national has been charged with a cyber-attack on Los Angeles County employees that compromised the personal information of over 756,000 people.
The attack took place on May 13, 2016, when the attacker sent a phishing email to over 1,000 LA County employees from several departments. 108 of the employees provided the hacker with…
Support from the LA City Council for more public safety protections against drone use
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
The Los Angeles (LA) City Council (the Council) decided it would join the widespread efforts for more drone legislation, and endorse a series of federal and state legislation related to the use of drones and public safety protections. On August 31, 2015, the Council voted unanimously to support state legislation criminalizing drone usage that interferes…