Are negligent employees really to blame for most data breaches?

 
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (HR3523) now working its way through Congress “encourages” the private sector to voluntarily share and exchange information with members of the “intelligence community.” But does HR3523 dilute years of privacy data protection in the name of security?

One of the downsides of Cyber Monday is that with all that increase in online traffic there is a corresponding increase in the number of security attacks being made on Web sites. The trouble is, it’s not always all that easy to determine when your site has been hacked.

A class action lawsuit was filed against Best Buy company Nov. 22, 2011, in the Southern District Court of Florida alleging the company violated a Federal  statute, Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), “that protects the privacy of personal information assembled by State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMVs),” according to the filing.

Hollywood and Silicon Valley are locked in a war over copyrights and lobbyists. But Silicon Valley may have already won the war, even if Hollywood wins the legislative battle.