Posts Tagged: Cybersecurity
IP and Innovation on Capitol Hill: Week of February 11
This week on Capitol Hill, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has planned a number of hearings on climate change and antitrust matters, especially where the T-Mobile/Sprint …
California Ahead of Federal Government in Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things
The bill would create a new title within California Civil Code named Security of Connected Devices. The first part of this title would require a manufacturer of …
Responding to Ransomware
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, partly because of the ease and anonymity of crypto-currencies. In a typical ransomware attack, cyber criminals invade a computer system and …
Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Transportation of Tomorrow Including Unmanned Shipping and Hyperloop Tech
One difficulty holding back the further implementation of hyperloop infrastructure is the fact that the new mode of transportation doesn’t fit neatly into existing regulatory framework. …
House Small Business Committee Holds Hearing on ZTE Sanctions, Chinese Cybersecurity Threats
Several weeks ago, the House Small Business Committee held a hearing titled ZTE: A Threat to America’s Small Businesses to explore the economic and national security …
SafeBreach Announces Issuance of Breach and Attack Simulation Patents After $15 Million Round of Investor Funding
SafeBreach recently announced the issuance of three U.S. patents in the field of breach and attack simulation. This news follows weeks after SafeBreach closed a $15 million …
What Does GDPR Mean for Your Business?
It has been a big last couple of years for the European Union in the political and business spectrums; what with Brexit and changes to the cybersecurity …
The GDPR In Full Effect: What Will Happen to WHOIS?
It has been a long time coming, but the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is almost here. This new privacy regulation requires substantial changes to the collection …
When Kids’ Toys Are Listening, the FTC is Watching
Chinese toymaker VTech recently settled charges with the FTC in the first-ever case involving internet-connected toys. VTech became a victim of cyber attackers back in 2015, when hackers …
Investor’s Guide to Safe Cryptocurrency Trading Online
It is no wonder that Bitcoin has recently reached a record of $600 billion in the total market value, and Thomas J. Lee, the head of research at …
Finjan loses part $40M in Reasonable Royalty Award in Blue Coat case at the Federal Circuit
The Federal Circuit decided that Finjan had not presented substantial evidence that Blue Coat infringed the '968 patent. The court also agreed with Blue Coat that Finjan …
With 9,043 U.S. Patents, IBM Tops for 25th Consecutive Year
IBM inventors received a record number of U.S. patents in 2017, again blowing past their own previous record to sail past 9,000 issued patents. Over the last 25 years …
Here’s why the Equifax lawsuit could have far-reaching consequences
To get the case off the ground, the court will decide whether Equifax can be sued in the first place – it's tricky, because different federal circuits disagree …
Finjan forms new subsidiary Finjan Blue to execute web security patent acquisition agreement with IBM
East Palo Alto, CA-based web security firm Finjan Holdings recently filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which disclosed a patent …
Cybercrime frequency and complexity will continue into 2017
Cybercrime seemed to be in the news daily in 2016. From the hack of the Democratic National Committee email accounts to the massive data breaches suffered by large …
