Preventing Data Loss When Employees Leave
According to Osterman Research’s “Best Practices for Protecting Your Data When Employees Leave Your Company”, 69 percent of organizations have […]
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Facebook’s Onavo Gives Social Media Firm Inside Peek at Rivals’ Users
Months before Snapchat parent Snap publicly disclosed slowing user growth, rival Facebook already knew, thanks to information from a data-security […]
Rising Demands for Data Localization a Response to Weak Data Protection Mechanisms
Don’t Trust Data Localization Exceptions in Trade Agreements to Guarantee Protection of Personal Data The digital economy relies on cross-border […]
Biometrics changing the way governments address data security, privacy
Accenture has published a new research report that finds that biometrics and advanced analytics are helping to revolutionize the way […]
Airlines Are Giving Your Face to Homeland Security
Cameras photograph travelers, capture their data, and scan it against databases. Even the feds say there’s a risk it could […]
Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA
Researchers planted a working hacker exploit in a physical strand of DNA. Source: Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of […]
Blockchain’s brilliant approach to cybersecurity
Hackers can shut down entire networks, tamper with data, lure unwary users into cybertraps, steal and spoof identities, and carry […]
The Behavioral Economics of Why Executives Underinvest in Cybersecurity
The digital threat landscape changes constantly, and it’s very difficult to know the probability of any given attack succeeding — […]
Russia’s Hackers Used Leaked NSA Tool to Target Hotel Guests
The same hackers who hit DNC and Clinton campaign are now apparently spying on high-value travelers via Wi-Fi. Source: Russia’s […]
Cybersecurity has roadblocks to becoming common sense
Changing your password needs to become like washing your hands after using the bathroom — a habit. We’re a long […]
How Your Phone Number Became the Only Username That Matters
Guard it with your life, because it is your life. Source: How Your Phone Number Became the Only Username That […]
Top Security Firm May Be Leaking ‘Terabytes’ of Confidential Data
A leading American security company and purveyor of anti-malware detection services is waking up to a damning report about a […]