Home Affairs plays down encryption law fears and promises to help industry cover costs
The UK home affairs department has sought to allay concerns about encryption legislation rushed through parliament at the end of […]
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Security in a Digital World
In recent years, the issue of cybersecurity has garnered significant attention in the national conversation. Attacks like those on Facebook […]
Largest collection of breached data ever seen is found
The largest collection of breached data ever seen has been discovered, comprising of more than 770m email addresses and passwords […]
Almost half of companies still can’t detect IoT device breaches
Research released today, reveals that only around half (48%) of businesses can detect if any of their IoT devices suffers […]
Feds forcing mass fingerprint unlocks is an “abuse of power,” judge rules
According to a new ruling issued last week by a federal magistrate in Oakland, California, the government can’t get a […]
Nine cyber predictions for 2019
Without a doubt 2018 will be remembered as the year of GDPR – among the cyber security community at least. […]
The Internet Is A Privacy Disaster. But We Still Don’t Know How To Talk About It.
We know our data has been left vulnerable, or sold, or misused. But do we really understand what that means […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #4
Latest collection of publications, articles and other useful materials about privacy, data protection and cyber security.
GDPR May Add Up To $8.8B Marriott’s Data Breach Expenses
Marriott data breach is under investigation in several countries, where the hotel and resorts giant has a presence. In the […]
Should cyber officials be required to tell victims of cyber crimes they’ve been hacked?
Since early December Germany’s Federal Office for IT Safety (BSI for its German initials) had been tracking a cyber attack […]
The hidden threat in GDPR’s encryption push
Organisations are, quite rightly, increasingly deploying encryption solutions to secure their data, particularly since the introduction of GDPR. Encryption is […]
Altogether, more than 1 billion people had their data compromised in 2018
From credit card skimming to technology bugs to massive outright hacks, 2018 was one of if not the worst year […]