Down The Security Rabbithole

Topics covered Florida Information Protection Acf of 2014 is in the books, and it brings "sweeping changes" to the data breach disclosure process in Florida. Good thing or bad? You decide http://www.scmagazine.com/fla-passes-sweeping-data-breach-notification-bill/article/357858/ http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1526/?Tab=RelatedBills http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/1524 The DoJ has nabbed a 'prolific hacker'... a Russian national. Russia calls it kidnapping. Tensions flare. Again. http://mashable.com/2014/07/08/russian-man-hacking-retailers/ Chinese man charged with industrial espionage http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/chinese-businessman-charged-with-hacking-boeing-and-lockheed/ US Banks are calling for a "Cyber War Council" (so much wrong here, it's incredible...) http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-08/banks-dreading-computer-hacks-call-for-cyber-war-council#p2 The ultra-ultra-legacy code problem and why we're not getting security any higher up the ladder any t