Security News > 2020 > January
"The attorney general should promulgate regulations reflecting that the transfer of data between unrelated companies for any commercial purpose falls under the definition of sale, so that consumers can opt out of the sharing of their data for targeted advertising," writes the Center for Digital Democracy in a blog. The law exempts the transfer of data to "Service providers" from the "Sale" definition, and many companies are claiming they qualify for that exemption, says Heikki Tolvanen, co-founder of PrivacyAnt, a Finland-based privacy firm.
A research out of UTSA finds e-scooters have risks beyond the perils of potential collisions. Computer science experts at UTSA have published the first review of the security and privacy risks posed by e-scooters and their related software services and applications.
While these companies approve an average of 41 cloud services each, up 33 percent from last year, thousands of other services are used ad-hoc without vetting. 52 percent of companies use cloud services that have had user data stolen in a breach.
Besides hosting password-protected virtual meetings and webinars, Zoom also allows users to set up a session for non-pre-registered participants who can join an active meeting by entering a unique Meeting ID, without requiring a password or going through the Waiting Rooms. To circumvent such scenarios, Zoom late last year introduced some additional controls under the password settings for meetings and webinars, which according to Check Point, was the result of research on security loophole the security firm responsibly reported to the company in July 2019.
Through 2022, 80% of supply chain blockchain initiatives will remain at a proof-of-concept or pilot stage, according to Gartner. "Today, supply chain leaders have now started to treat blockchain as part of a longer-term technology roadmap and risk management planning. We see that many leaders are adopting a broader end-to-end view across their supply chains and map all requirements - from sourcing across manufacturing to the final distribution," Mr. Stevens added.
Security Compass, a software security company that provides organizations with technology to make software secure, has introduced feature enhancements to SD Elements that enable cloud service providers to set up and develop their Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program continuous compliance initiatives in a coherent and structured way. "Our customers are building innovative, highly effective technology and we are proud to provide the tools to meet FedRAMP compliance standards," said Rohit Sethi, CEO of Security Compass.
Cisco's first Cybersecurity Co-Innovation Center in Europe opened its doors in Milan at the Leonardo da Vinci Science and Technology Museum. Cisco's first european center for co-innovation in cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity and analytics firm Cybraics announced a partnership with AVANT, an IT decision-making platform for next-generation technologies, further expanding the reach of the company's artificial intelligence-backed threat detection services. "We are excited to partner with AVANT to offer our advanced threat detection services throughout their nationwide network of Trusted Advisors," said Nate Grinnell, Vice President of Sales, Cybraics.
Alfresco Software, an open source content, process and governance software company, and Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and re-engineering services and solutions, announced collaboration on four jointly-developed, transformative insurance solutions. The collaboration combines Tech Mahindra's insurance expertise and experience in the insurance industry with Alfresco's powerful Digital Business Platform to create solutions for risk management, automated underwriting, a self-learning chatbot, and intelligent claims handling.
SecureLink, a risk advisory firm based in Dubai and part of the StarLink group, the region's "True" Value-Added-Distributor, announced signing a distribution partnership with ShiftLeft for GCC and Egypt. ShiftLeft is the fastest and most accurate application security testing product in the industry.