ABA: “Re-posters of digital content are not liable for statements they did not author. Only the original creators of digital content can be held liable for defamatory statements, not the re-posters of slanderous posts. The court in Banaian v. Bascom held that persons who reshared original content should not be held to the same standard as those who originally created the content. In so doing, the court analyzed a portion of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in determining that the statute’s plain meaning safeguards all re-posters of content that other authors first create and share…”–

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In this report, the last in a series of four, we cover the 2 actions related to Protecting Privacy and Sensitive Data:

• Improve federal efforts to protect privacy and sensitive data, such as reducing the cybersecurity risks in retirement plans
• Improve the protection of federally collected and maintained personal and sensitive data

We’ve made 236 public recommendations in this area since 2010. Nearly 60% of those recommendations had not been implemented as of December 2022.

Federal prosecutors are squinting pretty hard, trying to keep an eye on what the failed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been doing while he’s been ordered by the court to live under his parents’ roof. The young crypto founder has reportedly been accessing the internet using a VPN, and the U.S. Attorneys Office is concerned that could mean he’s accessed crypto services or is communicating with folks involved in the case.In a letter sent to New York federal Judge Lewis Kaplan on Monday, prosecutors said Bankman-Fried used a VPN on Jan. 29 and Feb. 12. This had them concerned that SBF was trying to keep his activities hidden from government surveillance.

Of course, VPN use is not in and of itself any sign of trying to get around those who might track online activity, although VPNs are widely used against surveillance, and to access content that’s restricted in a home country. Prosecutors are concerned it could mean SBF could be trying to trade crypto, which would violate the conditions of his bail.

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Filed: https://gizmodo.com/tech/cryptocurrencies

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center issued a brief Feb. 13 advising healthcare organizations on how to protect their internet-connected devices and networks from Distributed Denial of Service attacks.

Eight things to know about DDoS attacks:

• Hackers are more inclined to use DDoS attacks as it is cost effective, and requires relatively low resources and technical skills.
• HHS warned that these attacks are getting more sophisticated and complex while getting easier and cheaper to perpetrate.
• Hackers can use DDoS attacks at any stage of an attack.
• DDoS attacks increased by 67 percent year-on-year and 24 percent quarter-on-quarter, according to the HHS.
• Hackers will use web application attacks, such as DDoS attacks, to target an organization’s most exposed infrastructure.
• To defend against these attacks, healthcare organizations should implement user data protocol, SYN, and transmission control protocol.
• Healthcare organizations should also work to identify services and devices that may be exposed to the public internet, vulnerabilities and how a user base connects to networks.
• ‘Killnet,’ a Russian-based hacking group recently deployed a DDoS attack on hospital and health system websites across the U.S

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Filed: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/