Cyberattack on AnMed Reveals Vulnerabilities of Data Privacy

Back to school, into a new era of children's privacy

A new wave of children's privacy rules is reshaping what schools and ed-tech companies can collect, store, and do with student data as the academic year begins. The back-to-school season now arrives alongside a more regulated landscape for how minors' information is handled.

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US Homeland Security to ramp up voter fraud investigations this week, CNN reports

US Homeland Security to ramp up voter fraud investigations this week, CNN reports Reuters

Santa Fe Schools Move Forward With New Cybersecurity Policy

André Salkin reports: The Santa Fe school board approved a new cybersecurity policy this week but delayed a vote on a separate policy governing student data privacy, with most board members calling it too broad and too important to rush through. The delayed measure, Draft Policy 357, would govern how the district treats student data... Source

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After student's shooting rampage, Thai school reopens under tight security

After student's shooting rampage, Thai school reopens under tight security Reuters

Doxxing Safety Part II: Incident Response

A guide on doxxing incident response has been published as a follow-up to an earlier piece on reducing your digital footprint. It focuses on applying open-source intelligence methods to respond when personal information has already been exposed and shared.

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Doxxing Safety Pt I: Prevention and Footprint Management

A guide on doxxing prevention explains how attackers use legal, publicly accessible methods to expose personal information and harm targets. Because comprehensive data privacy laws offer little protection, individuals bear much of the responsibility for managing their own digital footprint.

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