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German Court Backs Murderer's 'Right to be Forgotten'
2019-11-27 17:24

A man convicted of murder 37 years ago has the right to be forgotten and have his name removed from online search results, Germany's highest court ruled on Wednesday. The constitutional court in...

Watchdog Finds DOE Falling Short on Cybersecurity
2019-11-27 16:33

Audit Finds Vulnerabilities in Energy Department's Unclassified SystemsAn audit from the U.S. Energy Department's Inspector General finds that the agency is prone to making the same cybersecurity...

IoT Smartwatch Exposes Kids’ Personal, GPS Data
2019-11-27 15:28

Yet another connected smartwatch for children has been discovered exposing personal and location data of kids - opening the door for various insidious threats.

Federal Data Privacy Bill Takes Aim at Tech Giants
2019-11-27 15:26

The COPRA legislation would provide GDPR-like data protections, and create a new FTC enforcement bureau.

Meet Kilos, a New Search Engine for the Dark Web
2019-11-27 15:25

Kilos is a new dark web search engine that goes where Google doesn't. It was first announced by its developer on Reddit on November 15, 2019: "Introducing Kilos, a new search engine for the...

Restaurant Chain: Malware Infected PoS Devices
2019-11-27 15:03

Unidentified Strain Targets Customer Payment Card DataAn unidentified strain of malware appears to have infected point-of-sale machines used at certain New York restaurants owned by the chain...

Build Your Immunity Across All App-Security Insertion Points
2019-11-27 14:45

Years ago, I worked on a consulting project for a large financial services company, which had recently invested $20 million into their core offering, a managed services platform for financials...

Google Shares Data on State-Sponsored Hacking Attempts
2019-11-27 14:38

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) this week shared some data on government-backed hacking and disinformation attempts targteting its customers. read more

Dexphot Malware Hijacked 80K+ Devices to Mine Cryptocurrency
2019-11-27 14:00

A cryptomining malware has infected at least 80k devices and uses various tactics to evade detection.

Medical Device Cybersecurity: A Team Approach
2019-11-27 13:03

All healthcare industry stakeholders must take critical steps to address the cybersecurity of connected medical devices, says Jennifer Covich Bordenick, CEO of of the eHealth Initiative and...