Security News

Businesses failing to meet California Consumer Privacy Act compliance goals
2019-03-19 14:25

Set to go into effect on January 1, 2020, the CCPA will affect lots of companies doing business in California, but 86% have yet to meet compliance goals.

California Introduces New Data Breach Notification Law
2019-02-25 13:22

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Assemblymember Marc Levine last week introduced a new piece of legislation that would require organizations to notify consumers if their passport or...

Data Breach Notification: California Targets 'Loopholes'
2019-02-25 13:18

Marriott's Starwood Mega-Breach Drives Data Protection UpdateDriven by Marriott's Starwood mega-breach, California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would expand the state's pioneering data...

California Man Gets 26-Month Prison Sentence for DDoS Attacks
2018-12-07 16:25

The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that a 44-year-old man from California has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on...

California to Ban Weak Passwords
2018-10-08 15:28

California Bill Requires Unique Passwords in Connected Devices The state of California recently passed a bill that requires the manufacturers of connected devices to use unique hardcoded passwords...

California Law Sets Up Fresh Legal Clash Over 'Net Neutrality'
2018-10-03 17:54

The US Justice Department's lawsuit to block a California law aimed at ensuring all online data to be treated equally sets up a legal clash over so-called "net neutrality" and the authority to...

California, U.S. Government Battle Over Net Neutrality State Law
2018-10-01 17:52

The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit after SB 822 was passed, enforcing net neutrality laws, on Sunday.

California IoT Cybersecurity Bill Signed into Law
2018-10-01 12:32

California Governor Jerry Brown last week signed the country’s first Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity law, along with a controversial state-level net neutrality law. read more

California Governor signs strong net neutrality protections into law
2018-10-01 08:37

California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 822, the strongest and most comprehensive state-level net neutrality bill in the country. The bill passed the state legislature with overwhelming...

California bill regulates IoT for first time in US
2018-09-13 09:53

California looks set to regulate IoT devices, becoming the first US state to do so and beating the Federal Government to the post.