Security News

How Political Campaigns Use Personal Data
2019-04-03 11:26

Really interesting report from Tactical Tech. Data-driven technologies are an inevitable feature of modern political campaigning. Some argue that they are a welcome addition to politics as normal...

Personal Data Left on Used Laptops
2019-03-26 11:24

A recent experiment found all sorts of personal data left on used laptops and smartphones. This should come as no surprise. Simson Garfinkel performed the same experiment in 2003, with similar results....

Watchdog: FEMA Wrongly Released Personal Data of Victims
2019-03-24 14:37

The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the...

Security fatigue leads many to distrust personal data protection, can you blame them?
2019-03-18 05:03

20 percent of Americans suffer from security fatigue and don’t trust anyone to protect their personal data. As a result, some people feel they need to take matters into their own hands or at least...

Do people with malicious intent present the biggest threat to personal data?
2019-03-15 06:30

Against the backdrop of a complex and growing cyber threat landscape, organizations are waking up to the fact that one of the biggest chinks in their armour against a data security breach is...

Almost Half A Million Delhi Citizens' Personal Data Leaked Online
2019-02-21 13:48

A security researcher has identified an unsecured server that was leaking detailed personal details of nearly half a million Indian citizens... thanks to another MongoDB database instance that...

Should we profit from the sale of our personal data?
2019-02-15 12:42

Don't spend that 30 cents all in one place!

Trakt app users' personal data exposed: We were hit by a 'PHP exploit'... back in 2014
2019-02-07 10:46

No payment info, but users' names, locations, email addies etc all 'lost' Trakt, the makers of an app that monitors users' TV programme and movie viewing habits, has 'fessed up to falling victim...

Brexit Preparation: Get Personal Data Flows in Order
2019-02-01 16:48

Privacy Watchdog Orders Businesses to Prepare as UK Teeters on Edge of 'No Deal'As the U.K. teeters on the edge of a "no deal" Brexit, the country's information commissioner has warned businesses...

Personal data slurped in Airbus hack – but firm's industrial smarts could be what crooks are after
2019-01-31 13:13

Advanced composites, Eurofighter... lots of goodies ripe for espionage Comment Airbus has admitted that a "cyber incident" resulted in unidentified people getting their hands on "professional...