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Are you ready for the CTDPA? It is the latest Privacy Law in the U.S. The Connecticut Data Privacy Act has just been signed by the Connecticut governor, making Connecticut the 5th state to pass a formal privacy law, just after California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah. The CTDPA is similar to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) which will hopefully help ...
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ISO/IEC 27001 certified companies demonstrate to their customers their high level of protection of sensitive data. They conduct risk assessments and implement necessary policies. These steps garner more trust between the customers and the company. You could be instrumental in fostering that trust. As an ISO/IEC 27001 certified employee, you’d be responsible for performing audits and/or implementing policies. To do ...
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) organization, has issued numerous warnings about Russian cyberattacks. The Russian cyberattacks have threatened the U.S. Critical Infrastructure(https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-011a), malware has hit Ukraine (https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-057a), Russian State actors gain access to MFA (https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-074a), and most recently a warning of threats to the U.S. and international satellite communications ...
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The Blue Plains water treatment plant, which serves Washington, D.C. (Reis Thebault/The Washington Post) It was written this week by Joseph Marks, Reporter for The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter, that U.S. municipalities need to remain in a heightened sense of awareness against cyber attacks. The article referenced the 2021 breach of Oldsmar Florida and recent interviews with senior administration officials. It ...
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Join your local PrivacyConnect community chapter meeting – a free, online network event led by local Chapter Chairs. Chapter meetings will focus on the latest privacy regulatory developments, including CCPA, CPRA, Schrems II, and LGPD, and feature panels from local privacy professionals to discuss operational best practices. Click here to sign up! ...
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Cyberattacks are on the rise and dominating the headlines these days. We've seen from the sidelines the consequences and costs incurred by companies fending off these breaches, and it makes us wonder: what should I do in the event of a cyberattack? Am I prepared to defend myself against a successful attack from malicious hackers?Join us at Armor and hear ...
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Carlin Dornbusch, President of AmericanCSM.com will be speaking at the ISSA Denver Digital Forensics and Incident Response Special Interest group on March 24, 2021. Come hear about his observations and analysis of the East Troublesome Fire that struck Colorado in 2020, and was the state’s second largest forest fire. This introspection is designed to help draw parallels to our modern ...
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The fallout of fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment continues into 2021 as Colorado victims, employers, and legitimate people on unemployment deal with impostors. Read the whole article featuring information provided by ACSM President Carlin Dornbusch and others. The Colorado Sun - 2/11/2021 ...
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Please mark your calendar for this upcoming event from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. February 9, 2021 | 12:00 - 1:00pm | Click here to view the recorded presentation Part 1: What is a Data Breach?

• Carlin Dornbusch, President of American Cyber Security Management, will provide his expert advice on how ...
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American Cyber Security Management is announcing another great packaged service, and this time it is around Information Security Risk Management. Customer’s have come to know ACSM as a solid and deeply experienced security and privacy firm that can meet the needs of their small to medium sized business. And with the significant increase of cyber attacks during COVID-19, ACSM has ...
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