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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 11/22/24
Insight #1: CISO-less companies, you’re playing with fire Only 45% of American companies have a chief information security officer (CISO), according to new research. It’s time to ask a hard question: Are ...

Providing a Safe Harbor From Liability for Software Producers
An image of a life preserverOn March 2023 the White House released a new National Cybersecurity Strategy . The strategy outlines a list of 5 pillars the White House considers critical to improving ...

Wading Back Into the Software Liability Cesspool
Time must be a flat circle—it seems that every couple of years, someone brings up the topic of software liability. Just stay in one place, and soon enough, the train will come ...

CCTV Remote Surveillance Guide: Benefits of Remote Monitoring
Whether the project is a renovation, expansion or a new building, construction projects are typically time-consuming and expensive ventures. Active and ongoing construction projects are worth monitoring for security, accountability and liability ...
CEOs Will Be Personally Liable for Cyber-Physical Security Incidents by 2024
Digital attack attempts in industrial environments are on the rise. In February 2020, IBM X-Force reported that it had observed a 2,000% increase in the attempts by threat actors to target Industrial ...

Texas Court Backs Phishing Attack Insurance Claim
Are insurance companies bound to pay claims for phishing attacks resulting in third-party losses? RealPage, a Texas-based company, operated a rent-servicing portal whereby renters could pay their rent and landlords could get ...

SAFETY Act: A Safety Net for Companies Using ‘Terrorism Certified’ Technologies
In the wake of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Congress enacted the SAFETY Act, which, among other things, encouraged the development of new “anti-terrorism” technologies by giving those developers immunity from ...

Legal Hazards of Federated Identity
Beyond the technical complexities of Identity Federation, Thomas Smedinghoff explains what is truly holding back wider-spread adoption of federated identification models. “’Who are you?’ is a fundamental question for all online business ...