Coalition calls for federal data protection standard in US
ABA Banking Journal, the American Bankers Association’s flagship magazine, provides insights on critical business and policy challenges and trends to […]
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US DoC and Homeland Security releases draft report on botnets and other threats
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a draft report to President Trump […]
U.S. customs agents are searching more cellphones — including those belonging to Americans
The agency said the inspections increase is an indication that electronic devices are critical sources of information on potential security […]
Insurance firm and two senior figures handed record data breach fines
An insurance firm and two senior figures connected with the company have been given record fines for using private detectives […]
Data Protection Law in Qatar
At the end of 2016, the legislative framework for data protection in Qatar was overhauled by Law No. 13 of […]
Mailsploit – E-mail spoofing and code injection vulnerabilities
Mailsploit refers to a series of bugs found in e-mail clients that allow a potential attacker to spoof the e-mail […]
China’s tax blacklist shames defaulters into repaying debts
China lists the names and personal details of 8.8 million debt defaulters on a public website. Those defaulters can’t fly or […]
Privacy of location tracking device owners threatened by ‘Trackmageddon’ flaws
A slew of online services used to manage GPS- and GSM-based location tracking devices have been found vulnerable to flaws […]
Digital Spying And Divorce In The Smartphone Age
Breaking up is hard to do, and spy tools are making it even harder. According to family lawyers, scorned spouses […]
Rash of data breaches forcing agencies to rethink how they verify employees’ identities
Joe Stuntz, a former policy lead for the OMB’s cyber and national security unit, said the future of identity management […]
India probes report on breach of national identity database
India on Thursday began investigating a report that access to its database of the identity details of more than 1 […]
Belgian privacy regulator threatens fines for eavesdropping apps
The Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy has threatened to take action against eavesdropping apps that listen for what […]