Equifax says more than 19,000 Canadians affected by security breach
Equifax Canada has revised the number of Canadians caught up in a massive data breach earlier this year, saying an […]
security
Mitigating Threats Posed By Terminated Employees
Federal regulators are reminding healthcare entities and business associates of the serious security and privacy risks that terminated employees can […]
CNIL serves notice to cease serious breach of privacy of connected toys
The robot «I-QUE» and the doll «My Friend Cayla» are so called “connected toys”. They answer children’s questions on various […]
New email app touts end-to-end encryption
Sohel Sanghani has been paying attention to the current state of email security, and like everyone else, saw the massive […]
90 percent of top cryptocurrency apps carry security and privacy risks
A study of 90 cryptocurrency mobile applications available on Google Play found that 90 percent of them contain security vulnerabilities […]
German Government Demands ‘Backdoor’ Access to Phones, Computer, Cars
Germany wants to force tech firms and car manufacturers to hand security services digital access to private cars, computers, and […]
Cybersecurity And GDPR: Where We Are Heading?
The European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is leading to a change culture, which will increase not only data protection […]
Uber’s use of encrypted messaging may set legal precedents
Top executives at Uber Technologies Inc used the encrypted chat app Wickr to hold secret conversations, current and former workers […]
BYOD: Time to Fall Out of Love With It
We spend a lot of time trying to disabuse businesses of the notion that Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is […]
No boundaries: Exfiltration of personal data by session-replay scripts
This is the first post in our “No Boundaries” series, in which we reveal how third-party scripts on websites have […]
Data breach management: how not to do it
The theft of personal data by malicious employees or third parties does not have to be a disaster. With appropriate […]
EU privacy regulators set up task force to liaise on Uber hack probes
European Union privacy regulators said on Wednesday they had set up a task force to coordinate national investigations into ride-hailing […]