Security News > 2019 > January

Facebook debuts scam ads reporting tool
2019-01-25 10:07

Adverts on Facebook featuring fake celebrity endorsements scam people out of their savings, and Facebook is now doing something about it.

GDPR Compliance Brings Other Benefits: Cisco Study
2019-01-25 10:06

Companies that are ready for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have reported shorter sales delays and fewer or less serious data breaches, according to Cisco’s 2019 Data Privacy...

Why Do Data Brokers Access the Australian Electoral Roll?
2019-01-25 10:03

Restricted Data Access Required by Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism LawsMassive data brokers - Equifax, Experian, Illion and others - are leveraging Australia's electoral roll, which is a...

Data hackers are like toilet ninjas. This is not a clean crime, you know
2019-01-25 09:15

Think of the ones you leave behind Something for the Weekend, Sir? This place is a mess. No, worse than that: it's a disaster area.…

GDPR-ready organizations see lowest incidence of data breaches
2019-01-25 07:10

Organizations worldwide that invested in maturing their data privacy practices are now realizing tangible business benefits from these investments, according to Cisco’s 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark...

New infosec products of the week: January 25, 2019
2019-01-25 07:00

Threat Stack announces new API for streamlined DevOps and security workflows The new API will allow for the suppression and dismissal of alerts from existing tools, streamlining incident response...

83% of global respondents experienced phishing attacks in 2018
2019-01-25 06:45

Proofpoint analyzed data from tens of millions of simulated phishing attacks sent over a one-year period, along with nearly 15,000 cybersecurity professional survey responses, to provide an...

The most effective security strategies to guard sensitive information
2019-01-25 06:30

Today’s enterprise IT infrastructures are not largely hosted in the public cloud, nor are they SaaS-based, with security being the single largest barrier when it comes to cloud and SaaS adoption....

Enterprises turn to MSPs to mitigate huge skills gap concerns
2019-01-25 06:15

A huge skills gap coupled with security worries is driving IT decision makers to engage Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to handle their IT needs, according to NTT Com. Of the 417 IT decision...

Google to Appeal 50-Million-Euro French Data Consent Fine
2019-01-25 05:33

Google said Wednesday it would appeal a record 50-million-euro fine imposed by France's data regulator for failing to meet the EU's strict new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). read more