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Data Breach Reported, New Cybersecurity Legislation Introduced: Tech Update

New research reveals security flaws for those using Office 365 or Google's G Suite.

Data security flaws. (Source: Shutterstock)

Internet of things legislation, a possible Michigan medical data breach of 600,000 people, Microsoft and Google vulnerabilities, and tax season scams highlight a roundup of cybersecurity news and notes.

Legislation introduced last week would require established standards for government use of internet connected devices. The bipartisan Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 — introduced in the Senate by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and in the House by Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) — does not make specific recommendations but instead calls for the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop security guidelines for IoT devices sold to the U.S. government.

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Roy Urrico

Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).

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