When the cookie meets the blockchain
Cryptocurrencies are portrayed as a more anonymous and less traceable method of payment than credit cards. So if you shop […]
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NIST Crafts Next-Generation Safeguards for Information Systems and the Internet of Things
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new draft revision of its widely used Special Publication (SP) […]
Rackspace rolls out managed data protection service
Rackspace is the latest firm to offer new cybersecurity tools ahead of the GDPR implementation. Source: Rackspace rolls out managed […]
Latest TalkTalk fine a warning to firms to keep IT systems up to date
The latest fine issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against TalkTalk should be seen as a warning to businesses […]
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 […]
Center for Democracy & Technology releases Digital Decisions Tool
The engineers and product managers who design these systems are the first line of defense against unfair, discriminatory, and harmful […]
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 […]
Microsoft to improve blockchain privacy
Microsoft is working to address some of the current limitations of enterprise blockchain with a new cross-platform framework designed to […]
This AI System Can Diagnose Depression From Instagram Photos
Researchers created a machine-learning algorithm that was able to identify clinical depression with 70 percent accuracy, while human general practitioners […]
Startup hopes to give users control over privacy
Manu Fontaine does not believe privacy should equal secrecy. The former AOL and EMC Corporation employee has been working for […]
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 […]
Disney turns to AI to track filmgoers’ true feelings about its films
Movie studios have a long tradition of testing out new films to see how audiences react before launching them in […]