The Risks of “Responsible Encryption”
Federal law enforcement officials in the United States have recently renewed their periodic demands for legislation to regulate encryption. While […]
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Singapore’s DPA releases data anonymisation guide
The PDPC has published a new guide that gives a general introduction to the technical aspects of anonymisation. The guide […]
Trump administration wants larger role in shaping international data laws
A Trump administration official says laws being put in place are leading to a “balkanization” of the internet. Source: Trump […]
New UK data protection rules are a cynical attack on immigrants
Non-nationals in the UK will lose data rights in a discriminatory move that worries the European parliament, says Claude Moraes, […]
Many businesses still using outdated security
Too many businesses are using out-of-date approaches to security, a world-renowned cyber security author and trainer warns. Source: Many businesses […]
Ransomware crooks test a new way to spread their malware
A new form of ransomware has emerged which is, unusually, being distributed by two separate exploit kits – one of […]
Attack Targets Automatic Speech Recognition Systems
Research demonstrates the possibility of using slight distortions to trick speech recognition neural nets into hearing spoofed messages. Source: Attack […]
A car can’t protect your privacy
The auto industry is speeding down a road many others have taken. First, it’s computerizing everything, then it’s dealing with […]
Ignorance no defence for encryption failure
It’s staggering that many organisations still do not encrypt their data particularly when it is travelling across public networks, Senetas […]
Digital minister’s app lands on data watchdog’s radar after privacy cock-up
UK digital minister Matt Hancock, who’s currently busy with legislative updates to the national data protection framework, including to bring […]
Incident response plans must be tested
A cyber incident response plan isn’t worth the paper it’s written on if it hasn’t been tested, a Canadian lawyer […]
The 2006 Definition of Whois Purpose: Case study of the “bad old days” in ICANN
My last blog emphasized the importance of defining a purpose for Whois consistent with ICANN’s mission. It is impossible for […]