British Airways data theft demonstrates need for cross-site scripting restrictions
A major airline suffered a data breach involving a cross-site scripting attack. Learn how it happened and how you can […]
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Facebook Is Breached by Hackers, Putting 50 Million Users’ Data at Risk
Facebook said on Friday that an attack on its computer network had exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million […]
EU lawmakers push for privacy and cybersecurity audit of Facebook
EU lawmakers appear set later this month to demand audits of Facebook by Europe’s cyber security agency and data protection […]
Google Tweaks Chrome in Response to Privacy Criticism
Under fire from security experts, Google is making tweaks to the way it manages how people sign in to its […]
Australia’s spyware law could expose phones to exploitation
Peter Dutton’s proposed legislation to expand the government’s surveillance capabilities into telecommunication devices through the inclusion of spyware risks could […]
Remove yourself from people search sites and erase your online presence
There’s an idea that once something is online, it is immortal, immutable, and almost impossible to contain. Here is a […]
Facial recognition tech could shorten airport security lines, but is it accurate?
There is growing concern over new technology that could be the future of airport security. The TSA has a new […]
Cyber-criminals target new companies, new supply chains
Cyber-criminals are seeking out new prey. Industries that previously had a lower threat profile – such as oil-and-gas, manufacturing, and […]
Global study finds artificial intelligence is key cybersecurity weapon in the IoT era
As businesses struggle to combat increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity attacks, the severity of which is exacerbated by both the vanishing IT […]
Consumers bear the cost of their privacy protection
The latest round of regulations placed on corporations to protect privacy will not protect us from the harm caused by […]
Data breaches aren’t inevitable
A white paper issued this week by the SANS Institute says there are proven techniques in use today by large […]
Companies may try to bypass GDPR fines by negotiating with cybercriminals
Europol, the EU’s policing agency, released a report on September 18 in which they warned that EU data protection laws may […]