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Category: BYOD
SmartEdgeLaw Comments on SCOTUS Cell Phone Case
SmartEdge was asked for commentary regarding the recent Supreme Court case of Riley v. California, regarding warrantless searches of smart phones in search incident to arrest situations. The resulting article, Where the Supreme Court Ruling, Law Enforcement Spyware and FISC Collide, appears here http://www.fiercebigdata.com/story/where-supreme-court-ruling-law-enforcement-spyware-and-fisc-collide/2014-06-30
Public Agencies’ BYOD Challenges – FedTechMagazine
BYOD programs in public agencies lag behind their private industry counterparts, but the trend is clear – usage is increasing. Sm@rtEdgeLaw Attorney Richard Santalesa notes in the Spring Issue of FedTech Magazine that “public agencies face many of the same BYOD challenges as private firms, including maintaining employee privacy, securing data on lost and stolen […]
Update: Registration Open for ABA Privacy and Social Media Webinar – May 7th
Sm@rtEdgeLaw Group™ will be discussing “Privacy and Social Media” in an upcoming American Bar Association webinar May 7th with colleagues at other firms and organizations. Social media is everywhere. Join this webinar for an update on the latest social media legal issues and challenges. Attorney CLE credit available. Register at http://apps.americanbar.org/cle/program//t14pvm1.html?sc_cid=CET4PVM-A Program Description: Program Description: Social media […]
Mobile Data Tracking – Takeaways from 1st FTC Spring Privacy Seminar
The FTC held its first seminar in the agency’s Spring Privacy Series yesterday on the hot topic of Mobile Device Tracking. In over two-hours the well-attended panel discussion covered privacy, security and regulatory issues raised by mobile tracking joined by Twitter users posting comments via the #FTCMobile hashtag. With the billion dollar mobile app market […]
New Android App Warns When You Are Being Watched
With tens of thousands flocking to MetLife stadium tonight to watch the Super Bowl, most will have smartphones on hand. According to a Pew Research report, nearly 20% of smartphone users surveyed have attempted to disconnect access to geolocation information by their apps, and 70% have wished to know more about geolocation data collected by […]
IAPP Introduces All-New Mobile App Privacy Tool
In the past year, the Federal Trade Commission increased enforcement of mobile privacy policies and mobile apps, particularly those used by children as regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). Regulators across the pond in the EU has likewise viewed mobile apps and mobile devices as posing significant privacy and data security concerns. Responding […]
New Federal Guidance for BYOD Security Released
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is at it again. This past Monday it released an update of its 2008-era special publication to reflect the tremendous growth of mobile devices since: Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise (SP 800-124r1))(the “Mobile Guidelines”). The Mobile Guidelines are designed to go […]
Ponemon Study on Patient Privacy Highlights Security Failings
Released today, the Ponemon Institute‘s Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security (available at, http://www2.idexpertscorp.com/ponemon2012/) starkly highlights the continued serious challenges faced by healthcare organizations in adequately safeguarding protected health information (“PHI”). As the study notes straight out of the gate “the threats to healthcare organizations have become increasingly more difficult to […]
Federal CIO Council Releases BYOD Toolkit
Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) is the latest overnight IT sensation. But like most “overnight sensations” the foundational work took years before now familiar names “suddenly” hit the bright lights. In broader response to the ongoing Consumerization of Information Technology trend (“COIT”), no less than the Federal government has jumped on the BYOD bandwagon. Last week […]
IDExperts 13 Security Tips to Combat Mobile Device Threats
In this collection of security tips for mobile devices SmartedgeLaw Group Attorney Richard Santalesa recommends keeping close tabs on mobile devices coming “off plan” in any BYOD scenario. The full article is available at: http://www2.idexpertscorp.com/resources/BestPracticesChecklists/13-security-tips-to-combat-mobile-device-threats-to-healthcare/
