EPIC Alleges Google May Be Helping U.S. Government Conduct Warrantless Searches
Scanning images in billions of users’ files without warrants, is Google helping the U.S. government to conduct warrantless searches and violating the Fourth Amendment?
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Iranian Hackers Increasing Their Activity Worldwide as Part of New Cyber-Espionage Program
Iranian hackers are extending their attacks to political, diplomatic and military targets in U.S, Australia, and U.K. It now appears to be part of a long-term, state-sponsored cyber hacking campaign by Iran.
Facebook Cybercrime Groups More Prevalent Than You Might Think
Cisco Talos recently highlighted the existence of 74 Facebook cybercrime groups with over 385,000 members. A growing concern that Facebook has become a platform to conduct cybercrime activities in plain sight.
ASUS Supply Chain Attack Highlights New Security Vulnerability For Tech Giants
A massive supply chain attack had distributed malware to tens of thousands of ASUS computers worldwide through legitimate ASUS software updates. It appears as if the attackers had inside information about ASUS servers and systems.
New Report Highlights Potential Privacy Blind Spot Resulting from Data Sharing and Data Inventory…
79% of mid- to large-sized U.S. enterprises support a federal privacy law to provide guidelines on data sharing and data inventory practices, but will it further highlight deficiencies at the world’s largest enterprises?
New UK Report On Huawei Cybersecurity Practices Paints a Dismal Picture
Huawei has made “no material progress” on addressing Huawei cybersecurity flaws discovered a year ago. Recent HCSEC study shows Huawei cybersecurity practices are untrustworthy and present high risk to the UK for large 5G network build-outs.
New Program to Rate Cybersecurity Products Involves Biggest Names in Cyber Insurance Industry
Insurance giant Marsh & McLennan is leading a “Cyber Catalyst” program involving top cyber insurance companies to provide seal of approval for top-rated cybersecurity products. How will this impact consumers and the cyber insurance industry?
Pre-Installed Apps on Android Represent a Threat to User Privacy and Security
According to new research, brand-new Android smartphones comes with pre-installed apps which are used for data harvesting, tracking and monitoring, all without the knowledge of the user.
Personal Data Marketplaces Might Not Be the Best Solution for Data Privacy
One solution for addressing data privacy issues that’s getting a lot of attention, is the personal data marketplace powered by blockchain technology. But is this data marketplace really the right direction for data privacy?
New Briefing Paper From European Court of Auditors Outlines Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Europe
European Court of Auditors recently released a comprehensive report detailing the cybersecurity challenges facing the European Union in 2019 and beyond, and how best to respond to the growing number of cyber threats.