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Despite its focus on users' privacy, WhatsApp is now giving its users a harsh ultimatum, with only three options available: to accept sharing their data with Facebook, to stop using the app altogether, or to delete their accounts. With the new changes to the policy, users will now be forced to accept sharing their data with Facebook to continue using their account or, as an alternative, delete their accounts as WhatsApp says.
The financing will be used to support the company's growth as organizations increasingly recognize iboss as the leading provider of cutting-edge network security through the cloud. Iboss seamlessly enables a consolidation of networking and cutting-edge security into a Secure Access Service Edge model that operates and provides cybersecurity protection in the cloud.
United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning eight Chinese apps considered to be a threat to US national security, economy, and foreign policy. Moving to ban the apps is designed to secure the country's information and communications technology, as well as the services supply chain which is considered a national emergency according to Executive Order 13873, signed on May 15, 2019.
Singapore has admitted data collected for contact-tracing can be accessed by police despite earlier assurances it would only be used to fight the coronavirus, sparking privacy concerns Tuesday about the scheme. A senior official admitted in parliament that police could "Obtain any data" - including information gathered through the contact-tracing programme - in the course of a criminal investigation.
Cybesecurity researchers today revealed a new malspam campaign that distributes a remote access Trojan by purporting to contain a sex scandal video of U.S. President Donald Trump. The emails, which carry with the subject line "GOOD LOAN OFFER!!," come attached with a Java archive file called "TRUMP SEX SCANDAL VIDEO.jar," which, when downloaded, installs Qua or Quaverse RAT onto the infiltrated system.
Only by understanding their organizations' risk postures can the board and the C-suite guide the business through effective risk decisions and gain greater oversight of its risk profiles. 6 steps to reduce your cyber risk and protect your business.
The onset of 5G - which introduces new network architectures, services and devices - raises the stakes and increases the challenge for network operators. The European Union is one such organization taking the lead. It has analyzed numerous risk scenarios and has come up with a toolbox that outlines nine mitigating measures and supporting actions that member states and network operators can leverage to defend themselves.
United States president Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning the use of eight Chinese apps, namely Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office. The executive order says the apps "Threaten national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States" because China can track users' devices.
Many corporate IT leaders say their organizations are not prepared for the future IT needs of the business and nearly all are moving to advance their transition to cloud infrastructure, according to an IBM survey of leaders at mid-sized and large companies in the United States and United Kingdom. Of the 380 CIOs and CTOs who participated in the survey, 60% say their company's IT modernization program is not yet ready for the future.
Eagle Eye Networks shared the trends that will have the biggest impact on video surveillance, security, and use of analytics to drive business intelligence and improvement in 2021. The shift to the benefits of cloud in the video surveillance space are powerful and undeniable, including major cost savings, heightened data security, remote access and maintenance, flexible storage and retention, scalability, increased stability, and disaster recovery.