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Ana Dascalescu

Ana Dascalescu covers cyber security and privacy issues at Heimdal Security, focusing on providing in-depth guides for personal data protection. She is a technology writer with more than 10 years of contributing to online communities big and small. She previously created educational shows on topics like IoT, blockchain, privacy, and gaming.

Cyber Security

Strava Heat Map Incident: How Civilian Technology in Military Settings Needs to Be Controlled

Ana Dascalescu Aug 29, 2018 0

As location-based services become ubiquitous and the rise of selfie soldiers, the Strava heat map incident shows the difficulty in governing civilian technology in military settings.

Cyber Security

Love Affair with Facial Recognition Software: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks?

Ana Dascalescu May 23, 2018 0

Is facial recognition software secure by design? A question rarely asked is “how safe is the infrastructure that holds and processes all this data?” As long as organizations refuse to audit the security of their suppliers, facial recognition software will remain inherently unsafe, especially in the hands of the police.