Card-Skimming Malware Campaign Hits Dozens of Sites Daily
In the past six months, more than 7,000 sites that run Magento e-commerce software have been infected with malicious JavaScript […]
cybersecurity
Tech industry told ‘privacy is not absolute’ and end-to-end encryption ‘should be rare’
An international network of intelligence agencies, so-called Five Eyes nations – the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, in […]
AI for Cybersecurity Is a Hot New Thing — and a Dangerous Gamble
Machine learning and artificial intelligence can help guard against cyberattacks, but hackers can foil security algorithms by targeting the data […]
Classified: The Art of Restricting Personal Data
Despite our hesitation, we routinely provide the very same personal information to both critical and noncritical requests. We shouldn’t. Personal […]
Firefox’s New Browser Will Keep Brands From Stalking You
Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes, and trackers that take too long to load, by default. Users […]
Is data security a waste of money?
The study surveyed about 1,000 consumers and 660 business and cyber security professionals from over 600 companies earning at least […]
It Shouldn’t Take GDPR to Prioritize Privacy by Design
With GDPR now live, Privacy by Design (PbD) has taken center stage, as the landmark 99-article legislation requires companies serving […]
Your Smart Electricity Meter Can Easily Spy On You
Modern electricity usage meters provide innumerable benefits to utility companies, including a variety of remote access and monitoring tools to […]
More than 4 million Facebook user data may be leaked
Facebook has banned another app over fears that data related to four million people may have been misused. Banned app […]
Gmail now lets you send self-destructing emails from your phone
Google has rolled out its ‘confidential mode’ for setting a self-destruct date on email to mobile devices. The feature also prevents […]
Connected Car Technology Can Enable Abusers to Track Their Victims
A growing number of automakers are enabling location tracking in internet-connected cars, a technology that experts say can be misused […]
2.6bn records have been exposed in data breaches so far this year
While the volume of data breaches has actually decreased from last year, exposed records remain stubbornly high. The report shows that […]