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Over the past two years, many public sector organizations were prompted by the immediate need to deploy digital infrastructure to maintain continuity of their services amid the COVID-19 pandemic - such as offering citizens license renewals online and virtual education - and are now grappling with the impacts on cybersecurity and user experience. Most governments are looking to expand their digital services in the next two years and rank protecting citizen's privacy and data as most important when thinking about online citizen services.
Ravkoo, a US Internet-based pharmacy service, has disclosed a data breach after the company's AWS hosted cloud prescription portal was involved in a security incident that may have led to personal and health information being accessed. "Ravkoo utilizes AWS cloud services for online hosting of its prescription portal. On September 27, 2021, Ravkoo detected that this portal was the target of a cybersecurity attack," the pharmacy said in data breach notification letters sent to 105,000 affected customers on January 3.
Commentary: The privacy-oriented search engine keeps winning fans. The privacy-oriented search engine netted more than 35 billion search queries in 2021, a 46.4% jump over 2020.
One in four online shoppers surveyed by Beyond Identity said they'd abandon a shopping cart of $100 or more if they had to reset their password to check out. Beyond trying to deal with password guidelines and enforcement, online companies face a loss of sales as people become frustrated by the whole password process.
Protecting mobile applications and APIs against automated threats is a top priority for online commerce businesses, according to data from a study published by DataDome. Focusing on mobile application and API protection Two-thirds of respondents report that focusing on mobile application and API protection is a key priority for the next 12 months.
Britain's Online Safety Bill is being enthusiastically endorsed in a "Manifesto" issued today by MPs who were tasked with scrutinising its controversial contents. Parliament's Joint Committee on the Online Safety Bill published the report declaring the bill would let government ministers "Call time on the Wild West online."
A GoodFirms survey outlines the current password behavior of online users, risk factors associated with password management, and the best measures, policies, and practices to safeguard passwords from attacks or breaches. 30% of surveyees reported password leaks and security breaches owing to poor password practices and weak password setups.
The² Certified Cloud Security Professional credential positions professionals at the highest level of mastery for cloud security. Achieving CCSP validates expert skills to design, manage and secure data, applications and infrastructure in the cloud using best practices, policies and procedures.
Technology is still one step ahead. While some trends may seem bleak, there are straightforward and convenient ways to thwart identity thieves. More companies will adopt stronger identity verification methods to combat continued data leaks.
Europol has announced the arrest of 1,803 money mules out of 18,351 identified following an international money-laundering crackdown operation codenamed "EMMA 7.". O. Money mules are people who receive and transfer money on behalf of scammers and fraudsters, helping them launder the stolen amounts in exchange for a small cut.