Author: Ellen Cornelius, J.D.

Ellen CorneliusEllen Cornelius received her J.D. from the University of Maryland in 2005 and is a member of the Maryland Bar. Since joining CHHS in 2008, Ms. Cornelius has worked for the District of Columbia’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Ms. Cornelius teaches three courses at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law: Law and Policy of Cybersecurity, Legal Ethics, and Legal Analysis and Writing.CHHS

 

 

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Anonymous Hacktivism

Author(s):

Ellen Cornelius, J.D., J.D., The Center for Health & Homeland Security

Anonymous Hacktivism

Flying the Flag of Feminist Ethics for the Ukraine IT Army[1] In January 2022, Russia began its assault. Russian forces launched wiper malware against Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry and networks used by the cabinet.[2] Russia launched several attacks such as Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks against Ukrainian banking and defense websites in early February, and again, Russia … Read more

From the Fall 2018 Issue

What’s the Big Hurry? The Urgency of Breach Notification

Author(s):

Ellen Cornelius, J.D., J.D., The Center for Health & Homeland Security

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Globally, about 5 million data records are lost or stolen each day. For each theft, consumers spend an average of 20 hours and $770 to attempt to rectify their losses. Individuals’ reputations suffer, sometimes permanently. Consumers should take action after they are notified of a data breach because there is a good chance that criminals … Read more

From the Fall 2014 Issue

Chinese Hackers and Their New Target- Federal Employees

Author(s):

Ellen Cornelius, J.D., J.D., The Center for Health & Homeland Security

Currently, the U.S.  government monitors approximately 20 Chinese hacking groups; however, no system is flawless. Federal agencies reported that in fiscal year 2013, 9,883 malware attacks were launched.1 The number of intrusions was not released. In March 2014, Chinese hackers allegedly infiltrated the networks of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Government Accountability Office … Read more