Digital rights groups call for government to back away from encryption crackdown
Australian digital rights organisations have called for the data retention scheme to be suspended and for the government to back […]
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After Apple’s fight with FBI, two groups say they can solve the encryption battle
The EastWest Institute has produced a report encouraging governments to allow encryption while creating legal frameworks for law enforcement to […]
97% of Cybersecurity Leaders Evaluating Vendor Security, Including Law Firms
A report was issued on February 8 th by Ankura and Ari Kaplan Advisors entitled ” The Shifting Cybersecurity Landscape: […]
How Much Is Your Privacy Worth? A Lot, if You’ve Won $560 Million
As a court considers whether to let the winner of a huge lottery jackpot remain anonymous, people are offering to […]
UK’s DPA publishes data security incident trends in Q3 2017
View the recent data security incidents that have been reported or notified to the UK’s Data protection authority – ICO, […]
Singapore passes new Cybersecurity Bill: Here’s what you need to know before it comes into force
The Singapore Parliament passed the much discussed Cybersecurity Bill on 5 February 2018 and it is anticipated that the new […]
New Hack Can Steal Data From Devices in Faraday Cages
Last year Wikileaks released documents detailing how attackers can compromise offline computers. This new study goes one step further, exposing […]
Your smartphone location can be tracked – even if you’ve turned off the GPS
Religiously turning off location services may not save you from having your smartphone tracked: a group of IEEE researchers have […]
UK: Patient privacy under threat from NHS Digital and Home Office data sharing agreement
NHS Digital has been sharing non-clinical patient information with the Home Office for immigration purposes. Read our blog looking at […]
The Autonomous Selfie Drone Is Here. Is Society Ready for It?
A start-up called Skydio has created a consumer drone that flies itself. Its tech is likely to become ubiquitous. Source: […]
Highlights of the French cybersecurity strategy
Many countries currently discuss cybersecurity on multiple levels. France is not an exception. The new REVUE STRATÉGIQUE DE CYBERDÉFENSE ( […]
Cryptojacking attack hits ~4,000 websites, including UK’s data watchdog
At first glance a CoinHive crypto miner being served by a website whose URL contains the string ‘ICO’ might not […]