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January 27, 2018

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Is Hacking Back with WHOIS a Good Idea?
Ever heard the term “hack-back”? Hacking back is the process of identifying attacks on a system and their origin.
Campus Security Changes Laws At Oregon Colleges
Kaylee's Law, named after Kaylee Sawyer, who was killed by a security officer at Central Oregon Community College in Bend during 2016, promises to change campus security laws for the well-being of students and staff at local Oregon colleges.
Biometric Technology Used at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport
The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport implemented kiosks for a biometric scanning service for travelers.
Fair Chance Act Gives Former Incarcerated Better Job Opportunities
A bill authored by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) to give formerly incarcerated individuals a fairer shot at finding employment passed the House of Representatives, as part of a larger package related to military defense.
Facial Recognition: When Convenience and Privacy Collide
The use of facial recognition in the United States public sector has received a great deal of press lately, and most of it isn’t positive.
Report: More Federal Funding is Needed to Secure 2020 Elections
The $380 million of Federal funds allocated to election security is not sufficient, and additional Federal support will be needed to secure the 2020 election, says a new report.
Sprint Confirms Data Breach for Second Time in 2019
US mobile network operator Sprint said hackers broke into an unknown number of customer accounts via the Samsung.com "add a line" website.
First GDPR Data Breach Fine Imposed in The Netherlands
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “Dutch DPA“) issued its first GDPR-fine of EUR 460,000 or $515,936. The fine was imposed on the Dutch Haga Hospital for having an insufficient internal security of patient records.
Desjardins Group To Offer Data Protection to Customers Affected by Breach
Desjardins Group Chief Executive Guy Cormier said the credit union federation will offer free, permanent data protection to all its members in the wake of last month's data breach that affected 2.7 million individuals.
CISA and Washington Redskins Team Up to Exercise Emergency Response Plans
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Washington Redskins held a joint tabletop exercise with local law enforcement and first responders to review and test plans to respond to a public safety emergency FedExField.