Nothing much seems done to fix IoT security issues over the years with latest ISE report showing 125 CVEs, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, which has increased from 52 since 2013.
Internet Society's Online Trust Alliance report shows only 30% of U.S. presidential candidates made the Honor Roll in audit which focused on three main areas – consumer privacy, website security and consumer protection.
Instead of using cookies, IAB Tech Lab is proposing web tracking technologies through one centralized token that follows users around the web to track browsing habits and privacy preferences.
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.
Google recently won the court case over not applying ‘right to be forgotten’ rules globally. It defended the policy as a way to balance the right to personal privacy and the right to freedom of information.
Google appears to be limiting the web privacy powers of W3C Privacy Interest Group by being the only member to vote “No” in giving PING the ability to block new technical specification with negative implications.
New iPhone exploit allows anyone to permanently jailbreak by using a USB cable to bypass the bootROM. The exploit compromises all models from iPhone 4S to iPhone X and cannot be fixed with a software update.
With evidence pointing to a nation-state attacker behind the attacks on multiple Airbus suppliers, companies should really take supply chain cyber security seriously even for smaller vendors.
European Court of Justice recently ruled in favour of Google over a €100,000 fine imposed by French regulators for refusing to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ requests worldwide.
While 79% of respondents in recent Marsh and Microsoft survey ranked “cyber risk” as a top risk management concern, only 17% of C-suite or board members spend more than a few days per year focusing on it.
