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Will the U.S. Get a Federal Privacy Law?
2019-12-27 14:33

Some Legislative Experts Don't Expect Progress SoonDemocrats and the Republicans introduced a number of proposed bills in 2019 designed to create a federal privacy law. But will Congress be able...

Facebook Security Debacles: 2019 Year in Review
2019-12-27 14:00

2019 was a tumultuous year for Facebook as it continued to grapple with privacy fallout after Cambridge Analytica, as well as dealing with a slew of security challenges.

Podcast: The Roadblocks and Opportunities For Women in Cybersecurity
2019-12-27 14:00

Threatpost examines the challenges - and opportunities - that women are facing in the cybersecurity landscape.

Analysis: 2020 Cybersecurity Issues
2019-12-27 13:18

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses 2020 cybersecurity trends, including fixing "fake everything," dealing with the issue of weaponized social media and securing the U.S....

Nepal Arrests 122 Chinese Over Suspected Cyber Scam
2019-12-27 13:13

More than 100 Chinese nationals in Nepal on tourist visas have been detained over a suspected cyber scam, police said Wednesday, in the country's largest ever crackdown involving foreigners. Eight...

Security teams have a challenging and ever-changing role. Here's how a SOC can keep up
2019-12-27 13:00

Security teams should coordinate and operate by standard practices to ensure their efforts yield the maximum results. Learn some tips from an industry insider on how to make it happen.

How to protect specific folders and files in Windows
2019-12-27 12:30

Learn how to hide or encrypt specific files in Windows in order to better protect them.

Beware the three-finger-salute, or 'How I Got The Keys To The Kingdom'
2019-12-27 10:05

With great power comes great irresponsibility Friday is upon us, and with it another On Call story from those poor souls who have to answer the phone when everything goes wrong. Not all heroes...

Only 54% of security pros have a written policy on length and randomness for keys for machine identities
2019-12-27 06:45

People rely on usernames and passwords to identify themselves to machines so they can gain access to data and services. Machines also need to authenticate themselves to each other so they can...

Critical Citrix Bug Puts 80,000 Corporate LANs at Risk
2019-12-26 19:17

The flaw resides in the Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Gateway.