Irish data chief finds Yahoo broke EU law in breach
Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a statement that Yahoo broke EU law by failing to protect user information in […]
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Cybersecurity certification framework backed by EU law makers
Manufacturers of connected cars and medical devices will be among the businesses able to obtain an EU-wide certificate that their […]
Why a DNA data breach is much worse than a credit card leak
Why would hackers want DNA information specifically? And what are the implications of a big DNA breach? One simple reason is […]
Can Digital Assistants Work without Prying into Our Lives?
Personalized AI requires personal data. Apple, Google and others say they can now grab more of it while keeping privacy […]
NIST updates its Risk Management Framework
US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published draft update to its Risk Management Framework for Information Systems […]
New “data security kit” published by the French security agency
The French national digital security agency (ANSSI) has recently published a “data security kit” on the occasion of the entry […]
Hackers infect 500,000 consumer routers all over the world with malware
Hackers have infected more than 500,000 home and small-office routers around the world with malware that can be used to […]
Why the ‘encryption exception’ may be over used
EU General Data Protection Regulation and some U.S. state laws provides the “encryption exception” – it can be used to […]
Hacker Breaches Securus, the Company That Helps Cops Track Phones Across the US
A hacker has provided Motherboard with the login details for a company that buys phone location data from major telecom […]
Encrypted Genomic Data Means Privacy in Research
A new encryption tool could allow for massive genetic studies without having to reveal the identities of people who contributed […]
How Authentication Must Evolve in the Age of GDPR
In this age of mandatory data breach notifications across the United States, Australia and soon Europe – among other areas […]
Security community has its own encryption debate after discovery of new flaw
Security experts are at odds over how to respond to new research showing hackers could decrypt emails that were supposed […]