In just a few years, cyber extortion has gone from a fringe hacking activity to something that is now very much mainstream. In fact, it’s now possible for hackers to make upwards of $360,000 per year by joining a cyber extortion team.
Since 5G is not simply a faster version of 4G, but rather, an entirely new network architecture, it opens the door to entirely new security models for user privacy, identity management, and threat detection.
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.
Establishing a global financial data sharing standard, free to everyone to use, can empower and protect consumers, while also supporting efforts to deliver new products and services that put people in more direct control of their finances.
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?
In a recent poll, 87% of respondents said it’s important to understand a company’s privacy policy but more than half do not read them. How did we get here? What happens next? And what responsibility do companies have to change the equation?
With mobile comes great opportunities both for consumers and businesses, but also for criminals. Over half of businesses surveyed in the Sixth Annual Fraud Report from IDology experienced an increase in mobile fraud. What is the cause?
California’s Attorney General and legislature are currently proposing amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Their proposals, however, may do little to aid businesses in knowing how to comply with CCPA, and may instead dramatically increase liability risks for non-compliance.
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?
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.
