Monthly Archives: January 2012
Hacking, Malware, and Social Engineering—Definitions of and Statistics about Cyber Threats Contributing to Breaches
This article was first published on IRMI.com and is reproduced with permission. Copyright 2012, International Risk Management Institute, Inc As breaches continue to occur and affected organizations determine whether and how to disclose these breaches, breaches and disclosure continue to be the subject of reports as well as media, legislative, and regulatory attention. See, for example, Melissa J. Krasnow, Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Guidance on Cybersecurity and Cyber Incident Disclosure (Dec. 2011). by Melissa J. Krasnow Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP The 2011 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report examined breaches that Verizon, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Dutch … [ Continue reading ]
Think You Own Your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook Account? Think Again.
You may not, as reflected in the recently reported decision of Eagle v. Morgan, 2011 WL 6739448 (E.D. Pa. December 22, 2011) where both the employee and her former employer claim ownership in the employee’s LinkedIn account, the popular social networking site for business professionals. The dispute is starkly drawn in the litigation’s opposing pleadings and provides a strong warning to the hundred million plus LinkedIn users and other users of social media who operate under the assumption that their social media accounts belong solely to them to transfer as they please when they change jobs. The facts in the … [ Continue reading ]
