Record-setting FTC fine of $700 million on Equifax data breach settlement is a warning of things to come as federal agencies step up protection of consumer data and personal information.
Recent Equifax downgrade surprised Wall street as it’s the first company in history to have ratings outlook downgraded due to escalating litigation and regulatory costs from 2017 data breach and increase in cybersecurity spending.
A group of angry shareholders is behind the new Equifax lawsuit which alleged the company has not adequately disclosed risks or security practices that led to the worse data breach violation in history.
With a digital ID, the actions of automated AI agents could be tracked, verified and audited. Agents that work as digital assistants and coding partners now often have broad permissions, from potentially opening an organization's gate to attackers to being trusted with individual purchases and financial moves. This act by Estonia is the first concrete government proposal of its nature.
Over 100,000 UN employee records were accessed by security researchers in a Git data breach originating from repositories associated with UNEP and ILO domains.
The EU Agency for Cybersecurity says that autonomous vehicle manufacturers should address various cybersecurity challenges before venturing on European roads.
The EU and US have reached an agreement in principle on a Privacy Shield replacement, but details of the data transfer deal are not yet available to the public.
A little under a decade ago, Google marketed its smart glasses as a combination of fashion and function that it expected to become a hot trend. Facebook is forging ahead with its own version, and regulators are not wasting any time scrutinizing it.
European Commission announced an interoperability solution for decentralized coronavirus infection track and trace apps that relies on a gateway service to share information between EU countries.
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.
