US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC
For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue […]
cybersecurity
What is a privacy engineer?
In recent years, the term “privacy engineering” has entered the professional lexicon. It’s a term that’s bandied about, usually with […]
ENISA publishes the first comprehensive study on cyber Threat Intelligence Platforms
ENISA has released the first comprehensive study on cyber Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIPs) focused on the needs of consumers, users, […]
Deeper Dive: Minimizing Risk
For organizations of any size, making sense of the constantly evolving cyber risk landscape can seem daunting. With new threats […]
Can Police Use a Dead Man’s Finger to Unlock His iPhone? Sometimes.
Dead men have no privacy rights. But they can sometimes unlock their iPhones with fingerprint authentication. As Forbes reported on […]
Facebook Isn’t Telling the Whole Story About Stopping Partnering With Data Brokers
The company publicly announced last week that it was shutting down its Partner Categories program to “help improve people’s privacy […]
13 simple ways to protect your family’s data
Technology use comes with privacy risks, but don’t worry — the answer isn’t living the life of a Luddite. If […]
Oblivious DNS: Plugging the Internet’s Biggest Privacy Hole
The recent news that Mozilla and Cloudflare are deploying their own DNS recursive resolver has once again raised hopes that […]
Companies still struggle to hire security pro
One-third of organizations report experiencing a security breach, and 68% are not confident that they can protect against an advanced […]
Mozilla Presses Pause on Facebook Advertising
Mozilla is pressing pause on our Facebook advertising. Facebook knows a great deal about their two billion users — perhaps […]
11 Tell-Tale Signs Your Accounts and Devices Have Been Hacked
No one likes getting hacked, and it’s generally true that the quicker you can spot something has gone awry, the […]
Benchmarking data reveals importance of paper incidents across industries
In a world where ransomware and hacking attacks have become increasingly commonplace, it can be easy to assume that your […]