The logo of the French national commission for computer technologies and liberty, or CNIL, as seen in Paris in 2010. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images) French privacy regulator slaps Facebook, Google with fines totaling nearly $240M The CNIL hit the tech giants over their policy on cookies. Jan 6, 2022 By Tim Starks
(L-R) Chairman of National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Todd Harper, Chairman of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Jelena McWilliams and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu testify during a hearing before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee at Dirksen Senate Office Building August 3, 2021. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Banks must report major cyber incidents within 36 hours under finalized regulation Industry won some concessions in the final version of the rule, which banks must comply with by May. Nov 19, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Tim Evanson / Flickr) SolarWinds hack spotlights a thorny legal problem: Who to blame for espionage? It could take years for the cases to play out in court. Dec 30, 2020 By Tim Starks
(NASA / Getty Images) Grid regulator warns utilities of risk of SolarWinds backdoor, asks how exposed they are The hunt for information related to the suspected Russian hacking operation is very much ongoing in the private sector, too. Dec 23, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Pixabay) Twitter fined nearly $550,000 in Europe for response to bug that exposed private tweets The decision stems from a bug that allowed thousands of people's private tweets to be made public between late 2014 and early 2019. Dec 15, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Wikicommons) Insurer’s huge data exposure draws charges from New York state The complaint is the first action under new Department of Financial Services regulations. Jul 23, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) Cybersecurity is U.S. bank regulator’s top priority The declaration from a Treasury Department office comes amid an environment where attackers are multiplying and the threat surface is rapidly expanding. Sep 29, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill
(Getty Images) Insurance regulators pitched on FICO-style score for cybersecurity Insurers don't have a good way to measure their customers' cyber risk because because companies don't know how vulnerable they are. Aug 7, 2017 By Shaun Waterman