Google Beefs Up Cloud Security and Data Privacy Tools
Google rolls out new Cloud Security Command Center, VPC Service Controls, Access Transparency Logs, and enhanced AI threat detection for […]
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The Center for Internet Security Publishes CIS Controls Version 7
This week the Center for Internet Security (CIS) released CIS Controls Version 7 , the newest (and free) iteration of […]
Cloud computing highlights new security challenges in hybrid IT
During the recent Tech Field Day 16 event, Forcepoint teased the beginning of what I believe is a much-needed shift […]
How To Change Your Facebook Settings To Opt Out of Platform API Sharing
You shouldn’t have to do this. You shouldn’t have to wade through complicated privacy settings in order to ensure that […]
2 Companies Claim they Can Unlock Newest iPhone
Now, leading mobile forensics firm Cellebrite and a second lesser-known company called Grayshift are offering to unlock iPhones running the […]
FTC investigating whether Facebook violated 2011 consent decree
The news involving Facebook and Cambridge Analytica continues to rapidly evolve since reports came out last weekend exposing the improper […]
Commonwealth Games wifi service will mine visitors’ Facebook data
The Gold Coast council will use a new city wifi service to harvest Facebook data from visitors to next month’s […]
Beyond passwords: Companies use fingerprints and digital behavior to ID employees
Biometric authentication uses face, fingerprint or iris scans to quickly confirm a person’s identity. You probably already use itap by […]
Advancing blockchain cybersecurity: Policy recommendations for growth and innovation
Blockchain technology presents many promising opportunities to accelerate digital transformation and reshape how organizations around the world, including governments, address […]
The Cambridge Analytica exposé shows the UK needs better data protection
The Observer’s remarkable exposé of Cambridge Analytica must now bring down the curtain on the permissive environment for online electoral […]
Final guidelines on breach notification under GDPR
I’ve been engaged with data breach notification for many years and from many perspectives. I wrote what was probably the […]
Cambridge Analytica and the Dangers of Facebook Data-Harvesting
On Friday night, Facebook suspended the account of Cambridge Analytica, the political-data company backed by the billionaire Robert Mercer that […]