Real-time Captcha technique improves biometric authentication
A new login authentication approach could improve the security of current biometric techniques that rely on video or images of […]
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Catastrophic Data Breach Is Inevitable by 2021
The growing internet of things and increasingly sophisticated malware are putting global organizations at a greater risk for cyberattacks, but […]
Protecting personal data in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands
As personal data develops into an increasingly valuable business asset, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda have responded by passing comprehensive […]
Dark future of data wars inevitable unless consumers push back
The online campaign to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election is a prelude to a dark future where data will […]
FTC Issues Tips on VPN Apps
On February 22, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a blog post that provides tips on how consumers can […]
When Obscurity Is Not a Defense
Many organizations facing a data-security incident struggle to understand how or why their organization was targeted in an attack. Most […]
French man who kept porn on work computer loses privacy appeal
A man who kept a stash of pornography on his work computer has failed to convince judges his right to […]
German court says Facebook’s real name policy is illegal
A German court ruled that Facebook’s real name policy is illegal and that users must be allowed to sign up […]
Data breach GDPR case study
The business has grown substantially over a number of years, and now has a number of different business units providing […]
Is a Service Provider’s Privacy Shield Certification Good Enough?
The GDPR imposes two requirements when a company (referred to in the GDPR as a “data controller”) uses a service […]
Deep Fakes: A Looming Crisis for National Security, Democracy and Privacy?
Manipulating images, sound, or video to convincingly mislead the public could take so-called “fake news” to a new level. Recent […]
U.S. Customs Wants to Use Your Face As a Boarding Pass
By 2022, the agency plans to use biometrics to identify 97 percent of travelers flying out of the country. Getting […]