New Ransomware ‘Bad Rabbit’ Spreading Quickly Through Russia and Ukraine
There’s a potentially massive new ransomware spreading in Eastern Europe. The malware, dubbed Bad Rabbit, has hit three Russian media outlets, […]
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Artificial intelligence smart enough to fool Captcha security check
Researchers developed an algorithm that imitates how the human brain responds to these visual clues. Source: Artificial intelligence smart enough […]
Encrypted file sharing tool puts emphasis on usability, sharing
When discussing his product, Tresorit Co-Founder & Head of Product Gyorgy Szilagyi kept reiterating the importance of usability. That’s because […]
Top 10 Hot Data Security And Privacy Technologies
Based on Forrester Research’s analysis, here’s a list of the 10 hottest data security and privacy technologies. Source: Top 10 […]
Our intimate relationship with surveillance
It’s often true that privacy professionals talk about the datafication of our lives as being impersonal. In fact, however, data […]
EC Will Not Push For Encryption “Backdoors”, But Member States Might
The European Commission announced this week a package of counter-terrorism measures as part of its European Agenda on Security initiative. […]
Brussels promises more police access to encrypted data, but no backdoors
The European Commission insisted that it does not want to weaken encryption as part of its latest push to give […]
Expanding E-Verify is a Privacy Disaster in the Making
E-Verify is a massive federal data system used to verify the eligibility of job applicants to work in the United […]
JPMorgan Integrates Zcash Privacy Tech Into Quorum Blockchain
The developer of zcash has announced the first integration of its zero-knowledge privacy tech into JPMorgan’s enterprise grade Quorum blockchain. […]
As Telehealth Grows, So Do Privacy, Security Concerns
With telehealth on the cusp of rapid growth, healthcare entities must carefully assess and address critical privacy and security issues, […]
Russia Fines Telegram App Over Encryption-Key Demand
A Russian court has imposed an 800,000 ruble ($14,000) fine on Telegram for refusing to provide the Federal Security Service […]
With blockchain, there’s a lot of hype, but a lot of potential, too
In a packed room Tuesday here at P.S.R. in San Diego, Calif., privacy pros learned about, and discussed, what is […]