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Italy Fines Facebook $1 Million Over Cambridge Analytica
2019-07-01 09:03

Social Network Still Faces Reckoning With US Federal Trade CommissionItaly's data protection regulator has slapped a $1 million fine on Facebook for mismanaging user data and precipitating the...

White House mulls just banning strong end-to-end crypto. Plus: More bad stuff in infosec land
2019-07-01 05:57

We'll be over there bashing our head on the wall while you read this Roundup As June turns over to July, here are some additional bits of security news besides our regular infosec coverage.…

Business security in the age of malicious bots
2019-07-01 05:45

As most technologies, bots can be used for good and bad purposes, and the information security industry is doing its best to minimize the adverse effects of the latter activities. Bots everywhere...

Singapore Government Announces Third Bug Bounty Program
2019-07-01 05:34

Singapore on Monday announced its third bug bounty program aimed at testing the security of public-facing government systems. read more

How the healthcare industry can improve online trust
2019-07-01 05:30

Privacy on the internet is important in all industries, but none more so than the healthcare sector, which handles mass amounts of online health data daily. While any data loss (financial,...

Bringing more talented individuals into the security industry
2019-07-01 05:15

In this interview, Tony Vizza, Director of Cybersecurity Advocacy, Asia-Pacific, (ISC)2, talks about the growing information security skills shortage, the importance of education, and the upcoming...

Worried about hacker-infested waters? Fret not. Sophos Security SOS Week will come to the rescue this month
2019-07-01 05:02

Podcast series tackles hot topics from phishing and privacy to cloud services Promo Get up to speed with everything you need to know about keeping yourself and your business safe on the web,...

Priorities IT pros follow to ensure ingrained privacy and compliance
2019-07-01 05:00

Products that help businesses discover and map data flows top the list of purchase plans and the privacy team is playing a larger role in privacy tech purchasing decisions as organizations...

What is and what is not working for security operations teams in securing cloud data
2019-07-01 04:45

Security professionals continue to face a number of major challenges as more organizations move legacy IT operations to cloud infrastructure and applications, and traditional security tools often...

Massachusetts City Bans Facial Recognition Technology
2019-07-01 04:43

A Boston suburb has voted to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and other city departments. The Somerville City Council on Thursday voted 11-0 to bar the technology that...