Ignorance no defence for encryption failure
It’s staggering that many organisations still do not encrypt their data particularly when it is travelling across public networks, Senetas […]
cybersecurity
Digital minister’s app lands on data watchdog’s radar after privacy cock-up
UK digital minister Matt Hancock, who’s currently busy with legislative updates to the national data protection framework, including to bring […]
Breach Notification in the GDPR Era
Most American organizations, and many organizations operating in certain member state jurisdictions in the EU, have been dealing with breach […]
Ransomware to hit cloud computing in 2018, predicts MIT
Ransomware targeting cloud services is one of the six biggest cyber threats likely to face organisations in 2018, according to […]
‘Responsible Encryption’ Proposal is Nonsensical, Privacy Expert Says
A top Justice Department official wants the tech industry and law enforcement to find common ground on “responsible encryption,” but […]
FBI Discusses Corporate Cybersecurity Needs
Howard S. Marshall, the FBI’s Deputy Assistant Director at its Cyber Division, spoke before a House committee on the biggest […]
French DPA Publishes New Security Guidelines
On January 23, 2018, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) published new guidelines on the security of personal data […]
A Wristband to Track Workers’ Hand Movements?
The e-commerce giant Amazon has won two patents for a tracking technology that can nudge a human hand in the […]
The case for mandatory cybersecurity and privacy certifications
Currently, it is the key question of cybersecurity and privacy strategic policy. The European Union is going through an overhaul […]
DuckDuckGo’s new tools grade websites on privacy protections
For years, DuckDuckGo has been working to give internet patrons an alternative to the trackers they normally encounter on other […]
2017: The Year of Email Data Breaches
Email data breaches were the main cause of critical data loss in financial, legal and professional firms in the UK […]
UK finalises plans to implement new cybersecurity laws
Organisations that breach new UK cybersecurity laws could be fined more than once by different regulators in relation to the […]