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UIDAI Denies Aadhaar Data Breach Puts Massive Biometric Database at Risk

January 19, 2018

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has denied reports that the Aadhaar data breach has made masses of biometric data available to external players for a miniscule sum. Has big government in India simply overreached itself as far as its vision for this database is concerned?

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Data Privacy News

Anger Over Alleged Breach of Privacy by China Internet Giants

January 15, 2018

Chinese Internet users have become much more vocal about what they perceive to be potential breach of privacy by China Internet Giants - Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent.

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Cyber Security News

Cyber Insurance Gets a Boost with Cyber Risk Benchmarking Model

January 5, 2018

AIG releases new cyber risk benchmarking model to quantify and score cyber maturity of clients, boosting cyber insurance and promoting metrics useful for the industry to evaluate the risks that organizations face in terms of cyber security.

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Data Privacy News

Why the End of Net Neutrality and the Demise of the Open Internet Could Have Unintended Consequences for Data Privacy and Cyber Security

December 18, 2017

The FCC’s historic overturning of the Obama-era Net Neutrality rules could have profound implications for the Open Internet. While there are potential censorship and service pricing implications of this move, what are the long-term impact on data privacy and cyber security?

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Data Privacy News

Changing Dimensions of Customer Privacy and Digital Trust

December 15, 2017

Companies must show that they are constantly innovating but they must also show that they are taking into account customer privacy and security to protect personal information. Those that can manage this delicate balancing act between customer privacy and digital trust will be the winners in the modern digital economy.

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Cyber Security News

U.S. Federal Websites in Urgent Need of Web Security Upgrade

December 8, 2017

The U.S. Federal Government is a behemoth that touches every aspect of American life – and today the services and information needed by U.S. citizens are increasingly found online. However, the latest report on the state of U.S. federal websites indicates that they fail on some key indicators regarding web security.

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Data Protection News

Global 500 Faces GDPR Compliance Costs of $7.8 Billion

December 1, 2017

According to a new survey conducted by the IAPP and EY, Global 500 companies will spend a combined $7.8 billion over the next year on GDPR compliance. Those escalating compliance costs will mostly result from new hiring, as corporations race to catch up with changes to privacy laws.

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Pentagon’s Leaked Database Reveals Extent of Internet Surveillance

November 24, 2017

Misconfigured AWS buckets containing dozens of terabytes worth of social media messages were exposed to the public. The data found in Pentagon's leaked database was gathered by the U.S. military as part of their ongoing efforts to identify so called ‘persons of interest’, revealing the extent of internet surveillance.

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U.S. Government Opens Up Vulnerabilities Equities Process, Problem Solved?

November 21, 2017

The U.S. government reveals the Vulnerabilities Equities Process which decides if vulnerability data is released or gets stockpiled as cyber weapons.

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Dark Web Offers Bargain Prices for Remote Access to Corporate PCs

November 16, 2017

Rock bottom prices on the dark web for remote access into corporate PCs a boon for cyber criminals to steal data, distribute malware and ransomware attacks.

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UIDAI Denies Aadhaar Data Breach Puts Massive Biometric Database at Risk

Anger Over Alleged Breach of Privacy by China Internet Giants

Cyber Insurance Gets a Boost with Cyber Risk Benchmarking Model

Why the End of Net Neutrality and the Demise of the Open Internet Could Have Unintended Consequences for Data Privacy and Cyber Security

Changing Dimensions of Customer Privacy and Digital Trust

U.S. Federal Websites in Urgent Need of Web Security Upgrade

U.S. Government Opens Up Vulnerabilities Equities Process, Problem Solved?

Dark Web Offers Bargain Prices for Remote Access to Corporate PCs

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos

Cyber Attack by Suspected Iranian Hackers Hits 36 Minnesota Water Utilities, Causing Outages

Feds Warn About Iranian Hackers Expanding the List of Targeted PLCs to Compromise Critical Infrastructure

Out-of-Control AI Agent Strikes Again, Hacks Accounts at Four Additional Services