Author: Tyler King

While identity theft awareness week is already behind us, it is still very important to be well-educated on the different aspects of identity theft prevention. It goes without saying identity theft poses a severe risk to both you and the organizations you associate with. Take some time to look through these resources and learn a little more about how you can both prevent identity theft and how you can recover from identity theft. Full story

Your mobile device may be leaking your personal or organizational information. Many factors can lead to the leakage of personal data, such as location settings, misconfiguration, out-of-date firmware, malware, social engineering, etc. Controlling these factors can mitigate the leakage of personal and organizational data. Full story

It is said that the easiest way for malicious actors to gain access to an organization is through a social engineering attack. Social engineering attacks are the act of intentionally misleading members of an organization to obtain information under false pretenses. With the breakneck pace of AI development, comes new ways for organizations to fall victim to social engineering. Chat GPT, an AI chatbot capable of human-like text communication, has opened new doors for social engineering attack capabilities. AI-generated human-like text communication over email and other social media platforms can be leveraged to trick employees into sending personal information, clicking…

The United States is unique in its current state of data privacy legislation. There are multiple state-level data privacy regulations that have been implemented, but unlike the EU’s GDPR, there has been no overarching legislation passed by the federal government. This lack of federal privacy oversight has caused a rather complex and confusing legal landscape for data privacy compliance. Over the next year, this landscape will become even more complex. Here is an article that explains the major data privacy events that are set to occur in 2023. Full story

While telehealth seems convenient, it may come at an unknown price. Recently, it has been found that telehealth providers used cookies to harvest and share user data with large tech companies. Those tech companies then used that data to construct and execute targeted advertisement campaigns. Using cookies can have unintended negative effects on users’ data privacy. Cookies track user activity on websites, such as time spent on certain web pages, links used, IP addresses, etc. In some cases, that tracking may be able to show more personal user data than it is intended to track. For example, if a university…

Ransomware can have devastating effects on those who it claims as victims. It is capable of not only causing institutions to pay large sums of money to regain access to their data, but it can also disrupt operations and destroy reputations. All of these effects have long-lasting and devastating outcomes for higher education.  As the number of Ransomware attacks on educational institutions rises, it is important to think about the future and prepare for such an attack. Full story

With data privacy week just a few weeks away, it is important to understand the steps one can take to be a part of this important event. The following article lists some great steps that can be taken to increase your knowledge and practical applications of data privacy topics. This January will play host to some of the biggest data privacy changes in years. Take the time to understand those changes and spread awareness. Full story

With the implementation of multiple new data privacy regulations within the US, it is becoming increasingly difficult for organizations to comply with said regulations. Many organizations across the US are not yet compliant with these new regulations, but there are signs that effort is being made to become so. Full story

Schools and companies have not taken into consideration adverse data privacy effects brought about by the adoption of technology in the K-12 classroom.  A study has shown that an overwhelming majority of school-approved apps, used by K-12  students, collect personal data, which is then used in targeted advertisement campaigns. Full story

While technology, such as laptops and VR headsets, can provide incredible opportunities in terms of the quality of students’ education,  they can also come with major data privacy risks. Many of the tools used in K-12 classrooms today collect enormous amounts of personal data from their users. The legality of this practice is under question and may be the cause of new data privacy regulations. Full story