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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Data Privacy Insights

How Facebook Will Monetize Your Data in the Future

April 25, 2018

No matter what future laws and regulations are imposed on Facebook, there will never be a law against storing customer data for in-company purposes. Facebook got in hot water for allowing tactics that manipulated elections. The 2056 presidential campaign could be entirely run online where Facebook likes replace votes.

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Cyber Security Insights

Safely Migrating to the Cloud Post-SolarWinds

June 15, 2021

Recent events like the SolarWinds breach are stark reminders that to safely migrate operations to the cloud, organizations need to have a thorough plan ahead of time that is centrally focused on governance and security.

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Cyber Security Insights

Should Companies in Asia Engage the Global Community of Independent White Hats?

February 19, 2016

As the world becomes more complex non-traditional approaches to ensuring data security and protection must be evaluated. In this article Wei Chieh, the founder of SWARMNETICS draws a parallel between how we treat open source software and the Asian organisational attitude toward White Hat hackers (or ‘independent security researchers’) as assets that might help to stem the tide of security breaches that Asian companies face today.

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Data Privacy Insights

New Advances in AI Could Have a Significant Impact on Health Data Privacy

February 2, 2019

Healthcare professionals will have to re-think protections for health data privacy as rapid new advances in AI technology are already able to generate the identity of specific individuals using anonymous health data from different sources.

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Data Protection Insights

Consent Under the GDPR: Requirements and Recommendations for Data Controllers

January 26, 2018

The concept of consent has had a long history in privacy and data protection. Privacy consent has been evolving, especially under the GDPR. What are the expanded requirements for consent and what actions must organizations begin taking today to prepare for the coming of the GDPR on 25 May 2018?

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Cyber Security Insights

Don’t Want Security Issues? Then Don’t Misuse Your Images and Image Registries!

July 6, 2020

Container images can be exploited by attackers to gain unrestricted access to the container environment and compromise sensitive data. What can you do to secure them?

Cyber Security Insights

Preventing Hackers From Transforming Apps Into Trojans

October 12, 2020

Hackers are reverse engineering mobile apps and embedding malicious code to steal data for downstream attacks or to cause other direct harm to the user.

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Cyber Security Insights

What Happens Next After the Massive Capital One Data Breach

August 15, 2019

The massive Capital One data breach has triggered many to question the benefits of buying cyber insurance, the risks in storing data in the cloud and what consumers should do when faced with a breach.

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Cyber Security Insights

The Evolution From VPN to SDP Won’t Happen Overnight

September 8, 2020

While VPNs do function well when it comes to tunneling and encrypting data from authorized users, there are a couple of significant catches. Is software defined perimeter (SDP) the answer?

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Cyber Security Insights

What US$10M in Losses Each Day Tells Us About Cryptocurrency Account Security

November 30, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchanges need to empower users to fully secure their accounts to protect themselves from phishing attacks and account takeovers. Account security using modern authentication standards can achieve this without sacrificing user convenience and privacy.

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How Facebook Will Monetize Your Data in the Future

Should Companies in Asia Engage the Global Community of Independent White Hats?

New Advances in AI Could Have a Significant Impact on Health Data Privacy

Don’t Want Security Issues? Then Don’t Misuse Your Images and Image Registries!

Preventing Hackers From Transforming Apps Into Trojans

What Happens Next After the Massive Capital One Data Breach

The Evolution From VPN to SDP Won’t Happen Overnight

What US$10M in Losses Each Day Tells Us About Cryptocurrency Account Security

Beyond the Buzzword: Passwordless* Versus Password-Free

NSO Group’s Problems Mount as Apple Brings Lawsuit Over Pegasus Spyware

What US$10M in Losses Each Day Tells Us About Cryptocurrency Account Security