Connected devices will soon be subject to new IoT security laws, with California taking the lead and requiring devices to have “reasonable security features” and U.K. draft law requires devices to have cyber security features labeled on package.
New IoT security rating system by global safety certification firm UL is designed to empower consumers to make smarter decisions about the products and IoT solutions they purchase.
Privacy pros with the necessary technical skills are in-demand and hard to find even for well-funded enterprises, according to a new report from IT governance association ISACA.
About half of all organizations are struggling to fill both technical and legal & compliance roles that require privacy skills, with about 3/4 anticipating a need to add both in 2022.
In a blow to personal privacy, New Jersey's highest court has ruled that people do not have a Fifth Amendment right to refuse to give phone passcodes to police.
Attention is turning from smart home to smart building with Kaspersky report showing nearly 4 in 10 of smart buildings affected by a malicious cyber attack attempting to infect computers that control automation systems.
Another vulnerability that can expose master passwords in KeePass has surfaced, after one was discovered to start the year. The new security exploit involves traces of the password being left in system memory, and potentially reassembled if the memory is dumped.
A new WiFi security bug present on chips made by Broadcom and Cypress has likely rendered some one billion devices vulnerable to a theoretical attack that can decrypt information in transit.
Proposed privacy bill will establish a new federal Data Protection Agency responsible for creating national privacy rules and have broad enforcement powers by way of fines and civil penalties.
Sansec researchers found a new Magecart credit card skimmer capable of exfiltrating payment information from stores on multiple eCommerce platforms, including ZenCart, WooCommerce, Shopify and BigCommerce.
