Individuals at Risk
Data Privacy Day
Get involved in Data Privacy Day, Jan 26!! An international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust: Millions of people are unaware of and uninformed about how their personal information is being used, collected or shared in our digital society.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy
Airline Booking System Exposed Passenger Details: An investigation is underway into a booking software vulnerability that exposed airline passenger name records, which is a bundle of personal and travel data that gets collected whenever someone books a flight.

Secure the Village

Stan Stahl talks to Larry Marino on Sunday Morning Newsmakers: We discuss the attack on the LA Times, ransomware, email validation, WiFi & router security, breach notification, GDPR, & cybersecurity regulations: Sunday Morning Newsmakers with Larry Marino, January 6, 2019

Individuals at Risk
Identity Theft

Year of Free Credit Report Monitoring Is Ending.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Some Android apps share data with Facebook, regardless of whether you have an account or not: Some Android apps are sending data to Facebook, regardless of whether users have an account on the social network or not, new research warns.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Data Breach Leaks 1,000 North Korean Defectors’ Details. South Korean Resettlement Agency Breach Traces to Malware-Laden Email: South Korean officials say that personal information for 1,000 North Korean defectors has been stolen via a malware attack.

Happy Holidays from Citadel Information Group

Best Wishes for a Cybersecure 2019
Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

5 Ways Facebook Shared Your Data. For years, Facebook gave many large technology companies special access to users’ information.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy

Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again as bug may have exposed photos from 7M users: NEW YORK — Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly 7 million users who had photos exposed to a much wider audience than intended.

SecureTheVillage — Webinar Recording Available Online

Third-Party Security Management, SecureTheVillage and Citadel President Stan Stahl with guest John Coleman, EVP Information Technology, Pacific Premier Bank. Webinar recorded December 6, 2018.

Webinar Topics:

The 3rd-Party Information Security Management Challenge
Key Objective: Avoid Disastrous Consequences
Third-Party Security Management Basic Requirements
Information Security Manager (ISM) Responsibilities
The Information Risk Management Process
Due Diligence Considerations
Vendor Management Reporting
Information Security Manager & Leadership Team — Getting Started

This webinar presented by the Los Angeles Cyberlab.

Secure the Village

SecureTheVillage Awarded “Certificate of Recognition” by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at Annual Cybersecure LA Conference: SecureTheVillage was presented with a “Certificate of Recognition” by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for its leadership, effort, and contributions in making the City of Los Angeles safer from cyber-criminals.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy
Cars Suck Up Data About You. Where Does It All Go?: Automakers, local governments, retailers, insurers and tech companies are looking to leverage the data that cars generate. New York Times, July 27, 2017
Cyber Warning
New Android malware records calls, intercepts texts, and steals credit card info: A new version of Faketoken was identified by Kaspersky and poses a huge threat to anyone who stores bank card information for in-app purchases.