The NIS Directive – Greater Than the Sum of its Parts
As companies gear up to get GDPR ready, many of those doing business in the EU also face another wave […]
cybersecurity
Cryptojacking attack hits ~4,000 websites, including UK’s data watchdog
At first glance a CoinHive crypto miner being served by a website whose URL contains the string ‘ICO’ might not […]
Encryption keeps us safe. It must not be compromised with ‘backdoors’.
Allowing law enforcement agencies access to our data threatens a privacy that we all rely on, writes Robby Mook, Hillary […]
Singapore finalises new Cybersecurity Act
The Cybersecurity Act will apply to organisations that are designated as operating ‘critical information infrastructure’ (CII) in Singapore. Organisations in […]
Strong encryption makes us all safer
The home secretary has made a hash – or what she would call “a hashtag” – of her efforts to […]
Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed
The credit rating agency said it didn’t originally announce “potential” data points, like tax identification numbers, that “may have been […]
Mixpanel analytics accidentally slurped up passwords
The passwords of some people using sites monitored by popular analytics provider Mixpanel were mistakenly pulled into its software. Until […]
Samsung and Roku Smart TVs Vulnerable to Hacking
Security and privacy testing by Consumer Reports of these smart-TV brands, along with LG, Sony, and Vizio, also reveals broad-based […]
U.S. Federal Government Seeks Comments re: Deployment of Automated Driving Systems
NHTSA Removing Regulatory Barriers for Vehicles with Automated Driving Systems Comment Deadline : 5 March 2018 Summary : National Highway […]
41% of Canadian companies had sensitive data exposed
Report estimates that almost 87 per cent per cent of Canadian companies suffered at least one successful breach Source: Study […]
US Data Breaches Hit All-Time High
In 2017, ITRC counted 1,579 U.S. breaches, up 45 percent from 2016. That doesn’t reflect every U.S. data breach last […]
Seattle Pushes Forward as Data Privacy Leader
Seattle’s citywide privacy program is often recognized as a current leading effort among municipal governments to guard collected data, but […]