Data Breaches in US up by 29 percent
Data breaches jumped by 29 percent in the first half of 2017, with 12 million records exposed, including medical files […]
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32M employees offered biochip hand implants for work monitoring, payments
The chips can be used to login to PCs, use company machines, and make purchases – but how many will […]
In Cyberwarfare, Everyone Is a Combatant
The cloak-and-dagger doings of global powers are now entangled with businesses’ day-to-day operations, writes Christopher Mims. Source: In Cyberwarfare, Everyone […]
The Persistent Threat of Insider Data Theft
For seven years, Zhengquan “Jim” Zhang worked as an IT engineer for KCG Holdings, a Wall Street securities firm, where […]
Why we keep falling for online phishing scams and downloading viruses
Why do so many of us fall prey to phishing attacks and online scams? We hear warnings about the dangers […]
D-ID’s tech protects your privacy by confounding face recognition algorithms
Unless you literally wear a mask all the time, it is almost impossible to completely avoid cameras and face recognition […]
TSB to deploy iris recognition technology to enable customer authentication
TSB is set to become the first European bank to deploy eye-scanning technology to allow customers to login in securely […]
Privacy campaigners criticise UK plan for age checks on porn websites
Privacy and free speech campaigners have criticised the government’s plans to force pornography websites to use age checks or face […]
Apple’s Dangerous Market Grab in China
Responding to to China’s new cybersecurity regulations that require companies keep citizens’ data within the country’s borders Apple is opening a […]
Newcastle City Council suffers adoption data leak
An unintended email attachment that includes names of current and former adoptees, parents and social workers was sent to 77 recipients as […]
Russia Says in Talks With U.S. to Create Cyber Security Working Group
Moscow and Washington are in talks to create a joint cyber security working group, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, […]
LinkedIn reveals your personal email to your connections
LinkedIn makes the primary email address associated with an account visible to all direct connections, as well as to people […]