In today’s digital age, the intersection of cybersecurity and legal defense has never been more critical. Individuals facing DUI charges often find themselves not only defending against legal penalties but also safeguarding their personal data. Protecting personal data during legal battles is essential, as it can significantly impact the outcome of a case and one’s reputation.
Cybersecurity measures can play a pivotal role in ensuring that sensitive information remains secure while navigating the complexities of a DUI defense. From protecting communications with legal counsel to safeguarding personal records, awareness and action are necessary. By focusing on cybersecurity, defendants can create a more robust defense strategy. As legal battles intensify, the risks of data breaches and unauthorized access increase.
Read more…
Source: LawyerMonthly News
Related:
- Your Location Data Is Being Sold – Often Without Your Knowledge
March 4, 2018
As location-aware advertising goes mainstream – like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one, in whichever app you have open at the time—and as popular apps harvest your lucrative location data, the potential for leaking or exploiting this data has never been higher. It’s true that your smartphone’s location-tracking capabilities ...
- Equifax hack just got worse for a lot more Americans
March 2, 2018
Equifax has confirmed more Americans are impacted by the cyberattack that targeted the credit rating giant last year than was first revealed. The company said in a statement Thursday that an ongoing analysis showed 2.4 million more Americans had their names and partial drivers’ license information stolen, but they were not previously thought to have been affected. The company ...
- Unsecured server exposed thousands of FedEx customer records
February 15, 2018
FedEx has exposed private information belonging to thousands of its customers after a legacy server was left open without a password. The discovery was made by security researchers at the Kromtech Security Center, which posted details of the exposure alongside ZDNet. The data, hosted on a password-less Amazon S3 storage server, was secured Tuesday after efforts were made ...
- Equifax Lost Even More Information on Consumers Than It Told the Public
February 14, 2018
Confidential documents filed with the US Senate Banking Committee suggest that Equifax could have lost considerably more personal information about over 145 million Americans to hackers than it’s publicly let on, CNN Money reported. While Equifax had disclosed that names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers might have been compromised, as well as some drivers’ license ...
- German court rules Facebook’s use of personal data ‘illegal’
February 13, 2018
A German consumer rights group has said that a court had found Facebook’s use of personal data to be illegal because the US social media platform did not adequately secure the informed consent of its users. The verdict, from a Berlin regional court, comes as Big Tech faces increasing scrutiny in Germany over its handling of sensitive personal data that enables ...
- UK keeps up its legal losing streak over mass surveillance
January 30, 2018
Yet another defeat in the courts for the UK government’s use of mass surveillance as an indiscriminate and, as it frequently turns out, unlawful investigatory tool. Today the UK’s Court of Appeal handed down its ruling in a long running challenge to the 2014 Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) — judging that the regime’s bulk collection ...