Cyber Experts Say California Lacked Safeguards for Gun Owner Data July 5, 2022 By Don Thompson Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the...
Takeaways from Our Conversation with Cannabis Data Chief May 12, 2022 By Don Jergler Global cannabis sales for 2022 will reach just over $35 billion, and will almost double that in the next few...
People Moves: Accelerant Taps Data Scientist November 18, 2021 Accelerant, an insurtech for underwriters who serve small and medium-sized businesses, has named Kenny Holms chief decision scientist. Holms will...
Big Tech Data Centers Generate Concern Over Scarce Western Water October 27, 2021 By Andrew Selsky and Manuel Valdes Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of this...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: West Region December 28, 2020 By Don Jergler Wildfires were the big story in the Western U.S. in 2020. And a big underlying theme in those stories is...
Data About 200K Nevada University Alumni, Donors May Have Been Stolen September 14, 2020 University of Nevada, Reno alumni and donors may have had their information stolen in a data breach that occurred in...
COVID-19 a Growing Share of Shrinking Work Comp Claims in 2 States August 11, 2020 By Jim Sams COVID-19 has become a large chunk of a dwindling number of workers’ compensation claims in Florida and California, limited data...
New Mexico AG Sues Google for Collecting Personal Data of School Children February 21, 2020 New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has filed a lawsuit against Google LLC alleging the tech giant is illegally collecting...
Privacy Firm Finds Cannabis Patient Info Left Unsecured by Washington Firm January 30, 2020 An internet privacy firm says it was able to access private personal information of more than 30,000 medical marijuana patients,...
Las Vegas Reports Cyber Attack Breached City’s Computers January 10, 2020 Las Vegas officials said that that a cyber attack breached the city’s computer systems, but it wasn’t immediately clear if...