A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments
Sophisticated surveillance, once the domain of world powers, is increasingly available on the private market. Smaller countries are seizing on […]
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Personal health information has a value on the black market
Thieves collect personal data such as home addresses and contact information, but also details of physical or mental conditions and […]
Data breaches ‘major contributor’ to UK fraud
Data breaches are a “major contributor” to fraud experienced in the UK, a new report by a banking industry trade […]
Think about privacy the next time you ask Alexa the weather
More and more people are starting to think twice before asking Alexa for the daily forecast. According to a recent […]
Finland to investigate Nokia about sending data to China
Finland’s data protection ombudsman said on Thursday he would investigate whether Nokia-branded phones had breached data rules after a report […]
Facebook Promises Encrypted Messaging, but You Don’t Need to Wait
Facebook Messenger may offer end-to-end encryption, eventually, but Facebook can still use the service to collect your data. And you […]
Businesses are spending on cybersecurity, but failing to implement basic practices
Cybersecurity spending has increased, but research shows that organisations are still vulnerable to the most basic of cyber threats. Just […]
Cybersecurity certification schemes backed by MEPs
Businesses could in future be forced to ensure their products, services or processes meet specified cybersecurity standards under proposed new […]
The cyber insurance battle begins
The cyber insurance no longer is a novelty. Experts say that executives no longer have to justify the expense. In […]
GDPR – Improving Data Privacy and Cyber Resilience?
Even though GDPR has only been in effect for nine months, regulators across Europe have seen the number of breach […]
Legislation to improve cybersecurity of IoT devices introduced in Senate, House
Bipartisan legislation to improve the cybersecurity of Internet-connected devices will be introduced today in the Senate and the House of […]
Cybersecurity Firms Issue Annual Threat Reports
CrowdStrike, FireEye and IBM Security recently released their annual threat reports. These reports contain a wealth of information on recent […]