EU could give police direct access to cloud data in wake of terror attacks
Described as an ‘extraordinary measure for extraordinary threats’, direct data access is one of three proposals to speed up investigations. […]
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Homomorphic Encryption Signals the Future for Socially Valuable Research on Private Data
Encryption has become a cornerstone of the technologies that support communication, commerce, banking, and myriad other essential activities in today’s […]
OneLogin security chief reveals new details of data breach
Two breaches in as many years. Is the trust gone? Alvaro Hoyos, the company’s chief information security officer, answered key […]
Intel CEO Krzanich: Self-driving cars will double as security cameras
In addition to improvements in productivity and eliminating things like traffic, driverless cars will be good for security, he said. […]
Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million Computers Worldwide
Fireball, a Chinese computer virus, has infected nearly 250 million computers worldwide. Source: Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million […]
Apple Reports a Blitz of National Security Requests
CNET reported on May 24 th that the number of national security orders issued to Apple by U.S. law enforcement […]
Why the WannaCry outbreak should be a wake-up call
WannaCry, the ransomware that recently swept the world and brought down computer systems in more than 100 countries, can be viewed […]
OneLogin Breached. Here’s What You Need to Do.
Single sign-on provider OneLogin has experienced a breach. If you or your company uses OneLogin to sign in to applications, […]
OneLogin breach: Hacker stole AWS keys, rifled through customer data for 7 hours
Customer info potentially decrypted by “threat actor” who accessed database tables. Source: OneLogin breach: Hacker stole AWS keys, rifled through […]
Essex local authority fined for publishing sensitive personal data in online planning documents
A council has been fined £150,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for publishing sensitive personal information about a family. Source: […]
7 in 10 Smartphone Apps Share Your Data with Third-Party Services
The majority of apps running on Android and iOS smartphones report personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google, Facebook […]
ENISA works together with European semiconductor industry on key cybersecurity areas
The EU Agency for Network and Information security (“ENISA”) together with industry recently published a common position on cybersecurity. Position reflects […]