Researchers can re-identify government’s data
The confidential patient data of 2.9 million Australians can be re-identified, without decryption, a report from University of Melbourne researchers […]
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A Cute Toy Just Brought a Hacker Into Your Home
Amid the holiday shopping season, cybersecurity researchers warn that new, interactive toys are vulnerable to many hacking threats. Source: A […]
Employer liable for disgruntled employee’s deliberate data breach
WM Morrisons Supermarket plc have been held liable to 5,518 of their employees for a deliberate data breach by a […]
Manipulated Data: The Worst Hack of All?
In the wake of many high profile data breaches, we may have been oblivious to the potentially greater danger posed […]
Trump signs into law U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software
President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government, […]
IT Security Spending to Reach $96 Billion in 2018
Identity access management and security services to drive worldwide spending growth. Source: Gartner: IT Security Spending to Reach $96 Billion […]
Consumer injury and the challenge of IoT data security
The FTC is hosting a workshop on “informational injury,” asking about the “qualitatively different types of injuries” consumers experience “from […]
Surveillance Cameras Made by China Are Hanging All Over the U.S.
Hikvision, a company 42%-owned by the Chinese government, sold devices that monitor U.S. Army base and Memphis streets. That has […]
New payment services must gain consumer trust through sound data security practices to succeed
Without the trust of consumers, third parties requiring consumer consent to use new rights of access to bank and payment […]
Phishing Is The Top Email Hijacking Tool, Google Finds
Phishing beats keylogging as a means of hijacking email credentials, Google has found in a study. Source: Phishing Is The […]
The rise of cryptojacking: How hackers hog computer CPUs to make money
Anyone casually surfing the internet at home can be deployed as an unwittingly productive member of a hacker’s workforce, a […]
Consumer groups warn of potentially dangerous toys
Internet-connected products can be used to eavesdrop on families or even communicate with children. Source: Consumer groups warn of potentially […]