Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital and the Global Cyber Alliance's Consumer Cyber Readiness Report found nearly half of the more than 4,000 respondents have personally experienced a cyberattack or digital scam. The report also found digital scams disproportionately affect communities of color with 33% of Black Americans and 30% of Hispanic consumers having lost money in phishing scams or data breaches.
International cybersecurity alliance the Counter Ransomware Initiative is aiming to reduce ransomware attacks by introducing disruption operations to cyber systems, Cyberscoop reports. U.S.
The Council of Europe released new guidelines aimed at protecting personal data when individuals register to vote and when their identities need to be confirmed to participate in elections. The guidelines emphasize the need to protect data such as biometrics and ethnic origin when it is used to identify someone.Full story
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda is seeking feedback on a draft report that details how the Personal Information Protection Act interacts with financial institutions' privacy obligations. Stakeholders have until 18 Oct. to "identify any areas of potential inconsistency or gaps which may need to be addressed to ensure that both legislative and regulatory regimes complement each other."Full story
The Consortium for School Networking announced the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the South Carolina Department of Education will join its Trusted Learning Environment program to increase student privacy safeguards.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., went down to the wire regarding decisions about 2024 AI governance and privacy bills prior to a 30 Sept. enactment deadline. Newsom registered some notable approvals and vetoes, including sending the state's landmark AI safety proposal back to the California State Legislature without a signature. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on Senate Bill 1047's veto and Newsom's other final calls.Full story
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology introduced a proposal to make passwords stronger by changing companies' special character requirements and allowing consumers to choose passwords with spaces or Unicode characters, The Washington Post reports.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced a USD250,000 settlement with health care provider Cascade Eye and Skin Centers after a ransomware attack breached sensitive patient information.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will hold a virtual workshop 25 Feb. 2025 to examine social media platforms' design features, MediaPost reports. The workshop will focus on the impact design features have on childrens' and teenagers' volume of social media consumption and the effects on their physical and emotional well-being.Full story
The EU AI Office announced chairs of the four working groups of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice as part of the plenary session's launch.