Amid a privacy crisis, Facebook now wants to put a camera on your TV
When Facebook first introduced Portal, a smart speaker with a screen, in October of last year, the company was grappling […]
cybersecurity
Google ‘protecting ad revenue’ by blocking privacy standards
Google has voted against measures aimed at preserving web users’ privacy in what would have been an expansion of the […]
Healthcare data hacking could lead to identity thefts
When a healthcare company is hacked, criminals gain access not only to health information, but also to demographic and financial […]
Kaspersky says malicious cyber attacks affecting nearly four in ten smart buildings
37.8% of computers used to control smart building automation systems were impacted by cyber attacks in the first half of […]
Study reveals cyber exposure through Microsoft products
Vulnerability assessment specialists, Intruder, today announced its research team has discovered that organisations including almost 40% of the FTSE 100, […]
Polish DPA imposes €645,000 fine for insufficient organisational and technical safeguards
The President of the Personal Data Protection Office imposed a fine of an amount higher than PLN 2.8 million (ca. […]
33% of executives don’t trust their organization to protect employee data
A third of executives in the US are “not confident in their organization’s ability to protect employee data from bad […]
Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
The fingerprints of over 1 million people, as well as facial recognition information, unencrypted usernames and passwords, and personal information […]
Data breach activity at its worst in 2019
A new report by Risk Based Security says that 2019 is on track to being the “worst year on record” […]
Tokyo man arrested for memorizing credit card info of over 1,300 customers to make purchases
As opposed to using data-stealing malware or other interception methods, a cashier at a mall in Kōtō, Japan was apparently […]
Study highlights greater risks run by small businesses that suffer a data breach
Almost a third of consumers have said that a small business would lose their loyalty in the event of a […]
Web feature developers need to pay more attention to privacy and security
Web feature developers are being warned to step up attention to privacy and security as they design contributions. Writing in […]