62% of enterprise IT leaders say on-premises security is better than cloud
Virtually every organization is moving workloads to the cloud, but many remain wary of its security, according to a Thursday […]
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Paul Ford: Facebook Is Why We Need a Digital Protection Agency
It’s time for a digital protection agency. It’s clear ethics don’t scale, and it’s not just Facebook’s problem. Over and […]
Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Dr. Kogan and a data protection analysis
Here is my take on the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica affair. I have no specialist inside knowledge or information but hopefully the […]
White House pushing for research carveout in GDPR
The White House is hoping to convince regulators to protect security researchers so they can continue to scrape data that’s […]
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 […]
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 […]