Dutch DPA fines company for not using 2FA
The Dutch Data Protection Authority imposed an order for incremental penalty payments of 150,000 euros per month with a maximum […]
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Interpol: Strong encryption helps online predators. Build backdoors
Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build […]
Ransomware increases 74.23% year on year
New research by Bitdefender identifies a significant rise in ransomware this year, in comparison to 2018. In its Mid-Year Threat […]
Top 10 data security predictions for 2020
Data classification firm Titus has unveiled its “Top 10 Data Security Predictions for 2020″ – timely insights based on surveys […]
Over 100K malicious sites using valid certificates
New research has uncovered suspicious retail look-alike domains using valid certificates. Research conducted by Venafi, analysed suspicious domains targeting 20 […]
DNS-over-HTTPS will eventually roll out in all major browsers
All six major browser vendors have plans to support DNS-over-HTTPS (or DoH), a protocol that encrypts DNS traffic and helps […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #7
Here is an interssting read I found recently about privacy, data protection and cyber-security. Hope, you’ll enjoy and find it useful.
Most organisations still misunderstand cloud security
A report based on a survey of over 700 respondents from the United States, Canada and UK, foundthat 60% of […]
Chinese researchers reveal method to bypass biometric fingerprint scanners in smartphones
Chinese security researchers from X-Lab security at Tencent challenged fingerprint security in a presentation at the GeekPwn 2019 conference in […]
Google teams up with security companies to catch bad apps before they hit the Play Store
Google announced that it’s teaming up with three security companies to help identify malicious apps before they’re published on the […]
The DNA database used to find the Golden State Killer is a national security leak waiting to happen
A private DNA ancestry database that’s been used by police to catch criminals is a security risk from which a […]
Over 21 million stolen login credentials found on the dark web
Stolen login credentials from Fortune 500 companies have been found in numerous places on the dark web, many of which […]