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Are Privacy Issues and Data Abuses Really Just a Bug in the Facebook System?

May 14, 2018

In an effort to get out in front of the data privacy scandal threatening to engulf the company, Facebook recently announced a new data abuse bounty program, which promises to pay people who report data abuses. But is this new data abuse bounty program going to result in any real changes to data privacy on Facebook?

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Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy Shows the Perils of Data Security Breaches

May 9, 2018

After nearly two months of non-stop controversy and scandal over its improper use of Facebook data, Cambridge Analytica finally announced that it was ceasing operations, effective immediately. In doing so, Cambridge Analytica has become the new poster child to highlight the perils of data security breaches.

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Security Pros Believe Governments Are Clueless but Should Impose Social Media Regulation

May 2, 2018

Seventy percent of security pros want governments to impose social media regulation for the collection of personal data by social media companies. Yet, expectations are hazy and 72% also indicated that they have little to no faith that government officials have an understanding of the threats to digital privacy.

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Fakebank Android Malware Evolves into Vishing Attack

March 23, 2018

Latest variant of Fakebank Android malware adds even more functional threats to banking clients – in the form of ‘vishing’ (voice phishing). It can now intercept outgoing and incoming calls which is then redirected to scammers which allows them to pose as legitimate employees of the bank.

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Google’s Gmail Privacy Practices Now Under Legal Attack

March 21, 2018

Google has tried to clean up its Gmail privacy practices, saying that it will no longer use or scan Gmail content for any advertising purposes. Now, Gallo is representing consumers who never signed up for a Google account or Gmail account, but who still had their email messages read. This could be a real game-changer.

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EU Wants Data Protection to Go Hand in Hand with Trade Deals

March 12, 2018

Personal data protection is a fundamental EU right and is not negotiable in trade deals, The European Commission has provided four conditions for international data flows to comply with the GDPR. Yet, there is a “get out of jail free card,” allowing restrictions to be reviewed and accorded "sympathetic" consideration.

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What You Need To Know About the New NIST Report on IoT

February 26, 2018

For years, IoT developers have focused too much on availability, and not enough on privacy and confidentiality. This mindset appears to be shifting and the NIST report is proof of a growing recognition that there needs to be universal standards in place to improve the privacy and security of any IoT system.

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GDPR Amber Alert: Only Two Countries Fully Prepared

February 21, 2018

Less than 100 days to go, and so far only two European countries have adapted their laws to be ready for GDPR. While the GDPR aims to harmonize rules across the European Union and to benefit companies to deal with just one law, many member states are eyeing possible exemptions as they change their national laws.

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Social Fitness Apps May Be More Harmful to User Privacy Than You Think

February 12, 2018

Social fitness apps such as Strava need to be doing more to enhance user privacy and safety. The recent snafu involving the disclosure of U.S. military personnel location data has increased awareness of the perils created by tracking apps. Learn more about how these apps are collecting data, and how they are using it.

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Securing Microfinance in Developing Countries with microSD-Sized Computers

February 9, 2018

There's a need to secure offline, rather than online, microfinancing solutions. The future rests in the power of embeddable microchips and the power of process isolation by inserting a Linux-powered computer into the architecture of an non-secure IoT device to create a hardware Root of Trust.

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Are Privacy Issues and Data Abuses Really Just a Bug in the Facebook System?

Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy Shows the Perils of Data Security Breaches

Fakebank Android Malware Evolves into Vishing Attack

Google’s Gmail Privacy Practices Now Under Legal Attack

What You Need To Know About the New NIST Report on IoT

Social Fitness Apps May Be More Harmful to User Privacy Than You Think

Securing Microfinance in Developing Countries with microSD-Sized Computers

Yodel Parcel Delivery Service Disrupted by a Suspected Ransomware Cyber Incident

CISA and Coast Guard Cyber Command Warn About Hackers Leveraging Log4Shell Vulnerability on VMware Servers

What Are Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) And How You Can Choose the Right One(s)

Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility for DDoS Cyber Attacks on Lithuania