In general, there are four categories of identity theft. First, “financial identity theft” takes place when the adverse party uses the victim’s identity to gain access to funds, goods, or services. The adverse party may use the victim’s information to open a bank account, get a debit or credit card,…
It’s important to implement practical corporate cybersecurity measures especially in today’s volatile climate. The number of reported cyber threats are increasing as we progress and it will most likely continue on the same trajectory. All businesses and commercial enterprises are a target especially if they have access or control over…
Electronic data has been growing in size and proportion for several decades. The sheer amount of electronic files (e.g., emails, pictures, videos) has consumed local and remote databases. The cloud storage facilities have been put together to hold this information for us. Cloud storage facilities have certain obligations towards their…
Data disposal is a key process in a legal entity’s policies and procedures for managing personal and confidential information. In general, private and public entities store data on their servers. This information may include financial and health information which should not fall into the wrong hands. So, there must be…
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is defined as a system that imitates human intelligence to conduct similar tasks by improving itself based on the submitted or collected information. Artificial intelligence can be used in various industries such as manufacturing, automobiles, education, medicine, and financial services. Artificial intelligence can be used to detect…
The term “metaverse” is a combination of “meta” and “universe.” This new concept allows users to interact with each other in virtual worlds and buy and sell names, goods/services, properties, and avatars. They can also organize, host, and attend events in virtual worlds. The consumers will be using blockchain technologies…
The internet is a combination of computer networks and electronic devices (e.g., smartphones, laptops) that can communicate with each other on various platforms. The internet has allowed people to immerse themselves in a world where they can create profiles on social media websites and freely interact with each other. It…
There are a series of online scams that have been taking place in the recent years. The culprits are becoming more sophisticated as they’re coming up with new schemes. The law enforcement agencies have been trying to keep up with the new schemes. However, given their limited resources, it is…
We’ve already described the definition of doxing in the prior article. We will turn to the various doxing methods and relevant laws. Doxing works by tracking someone’s information by accessing the internet or other databases. Big data has allowed individuals to extract personal information which was impossible to find in…
The question is what is doxing and what are the laws? Doxing, which is short for dropping documents, takes place when the malicious actor gathers personally identifiable information and publicly discloses it to annoy, harass, intimidate, or stalk the victim for no legitimate purpose. The malicious actors engage in these…