Faruki Blog

A Few Things We Can Learn from Sony

Eating up the data breach airways for the past month has been the hacking of Sony Pictures. As with any breach in the news, the Internet is full of.. Read More

Could the Sony Cyber-Attack Clarify the First Amendment?

Late last month, Sony Pictures Entertainment ("SPE") was the victim of a massive cyber-attack, which crippled the Hollywood studio’s network and.. Read More

No Laughing Matter -- Why the Cartoon Network Case Points Out a Shortsighted Flaw in Defining Personally Identifiable Information Narrowly

In the past, I have blogged about de-identification. Simply put, de-identification is the process of rendering personally identifiable data.. Read More

Getting Familiar with the HIPAA Data Breach Rule (Part 1)

We recently hosted representatives from the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) in both Dayton and Cincinnati. During their visits, they provided.. Read More

The UAV: A case study in "crying wolf," the "law of perception" and why having a privacy story to tell is so important to success in business

In previous postings, I have lamented the misplaced actions and inaccurate commentary concerning privacy matters that amount to, in essence, fear.. Read More

The Ongoing Saga of Establishing Harm and Class in Privacy Litigation: An Update

In privacy litigation, the cornerstones of establishing a case rise and fall on two things. Harm. First, can the plaintiffs establish a claim by.. Read More

Privacy Enabling Technologies: De-identification

Privacy Enabling Technologies or "PET's" are those technologies that provide options for using personally identifiable information ("PII") of.. Read More

The Importance of Security in Depth: FIC collaborates again with Net Diligence on White Paper

It is tough enough to thrive in the business world just focusing on the products or services a company provides. Today, companies are also challenged.. Read More

What We Can Learn From the Target Data Breach and Even More From its Response?

Ron Raether, Jeff Knight and I attended the American Conference International's 8th Annual Cyber and Data Risk Insurance in Chicago (Ron spoke), a.. Read More

"It’s not if, but when" Part II: Why Consumers Also Need To Be Just as Vigilant as Companies About Data Security and Preparing for the Next Breach.

In what has become the Nightmare before (and after) Christmas, millions of individuals are dealing with the fallout of the data breach at Target. The.. Read More
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