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NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

Krebs on Security

1, 2002 (with very few exceptions). Identity theft and new account fraud is not a problem that gets easier to solve by letting it fester. Americans currently have very few rights to opt out of the personal and financial surveillance, data collection and sale that is pervasive in today’s tech-based economy.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Enacted in 2002 and updated by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014, FISMA requires agencies to implement a risk-based approach to security. The act also covers various forms of cybercrime, including malware distribution and data theft.