How Meltdown and Spectre Were Independently Discovered By Four Research Teams At Once
The uncanny coincidences among the Meltdown and Spectre discoveries raise questions about “bug collisions”—and the safety of the NSA’s hidden […]
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Hacked and hacked off: without change this new data law will fail victims
The data protection bill must be amended so independent organisations acting in the public interest can help consumers to get […]
Tech companies can barely keep up huge security flaws
Security experts scrambled on Friday to try to reassure computer users worldwide that a newly discovered type of security flaw […]
Why we need to stop using personally identifiable information as a form of access
Last year over 2.2 billion personal records were hacked. In 2018 expect data firms to move away from using identifiers […]
How to Assess a Vendor’s Data Security
Perhaps you’re an office manager tasked with setting up a new email system for your nonprofit, or maybe you’re a […]
Recent Trends, Future Predictions, and Effective Risk Assessments
Risk assessments are a fundamental part of any organization’s risk management process. But many organizations still do not incorporate true […]
FTC settles case on connected toys
Electronic toy manufacturer VTech Electronics Limited and its U.S. subsidiary have agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission […]
Italian DPA forces an Italian Party to update its CMS
Italian Data Protection Authority obliged an italian party Movimento Cinque Stelle to update its web site Content Management System, reserving […]
Meltdown and Spectre – what should organisations be doing to protect people’s personal data?
This week Google’s Project Zero team published details of serious security flaws, Meltdown and Spectre, which affect almost every modern […]
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 […]
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 […]