Faruki Blog

Night of the Living Botnets: How Hackers Use the Internet of Things to Command Zombies and Disrupt Web Services

Last month, the Internet’s infrastructure was impacted by a series of disruptions, causing major online services such as Netflix, Twitter, PayPal,.. Read More

Privacy Law Basics: "SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM". CAN-SPAM Act of 2003

The second law in our series is the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, thankfully abbreviated as.. Read More

NKU Cybersecurity Symposium Provides Insight Into Cutting Edge Cyber Issues

Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at Northern Kentucky University's Ninth Annual Cybersecurity Symposium on the topic of biometric.. Read More

Privacy Law Basics: "Dad, what’s a video cassette?" Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)

The VPPA is an old school privacy law, but is currently the subject of active litigation involving Gannet (USA Today) which may significantly.. Read More

Privacy Law: Back to Basics

We are kicking off a new blog series here atFarukidesigned to provide businesses the basics on privacy law and some tips on where and how the law can.. Read More

Some Thoughts on the Yahoo! Breach

So, as the news cycle spins and people rush to change their passwords and account information resulting from the data breach of 5 million records at.. Read More

Stop Spamming Me, Bro. (And just because we've met doesn't mean it's not SPAM)

Spam in 2016. Why is this still a thing? Yeah, I know what you are thinking, "Scot, it will always be a thing." Fair enough. But I am not talking.. Read More

Will Virtual Reality Transform Real-World Laws?

Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced the holodeck: a virtual reality (VR) apparatus utilizing hard-light holograms that create a virtual world.. Read More

Security is More Than Keeping Information Private

I am always counseling my clients to be careful in their use of the term "breach." (I call it the "B Word"). The reason for such caution is because.. Read More

Biometrics – With Great Data, Comes Great Cybersecurity Responsibility

Sam Raimi's 2002 film Spiderman included timeless advice from Ben Parker: "With great power, comes great responsibility." Uncle Ben's advice is just.. Read More
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