Security News

3 things businesses need to know about customer privacy expectations
2019-02-06 16:20

After a data breach, 57% of consumers blame companies above everyone else, even hackers, for the event, according to an RSA Security report.

With No Unifying U.S. Federal Privacy Law, States Are Implementing Their Own
2019-02-06 15:14

Pending Privacy Bills Will Have Critics and Face Lobbying From Vested Interests read more

IoT Scale Flaws Enable Denial of Service, Privacy Issues
2019-02-05 22:09

Flaws in this connected smart scale might give the diet-challenged a legitimate reason to be nervous.

Smart Watch Recalled in Europe Over Privacy Risks
2019-02-05 15:52

The European Commission (EC) has ordered the recall of a children's smart watch: the ENOX Safe-Kid-One, manufactured in Germany. It had received a complaint from Iceland's consumer protection...

Facebook's New Privacy Hires
2019-02-04 17:07

The Wired headline sums it up nicely -- "Facebook Hires Up Three of Its Biggest Privacy Critics": In December, Facebook hired Nathan White away from the digital rights nonprofit Access Now, and...

Week in review: FaceTime bug, Apple developer certs abused, new privacy attack against 5G
2019-02-03 19:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: New Mac malware steals cookies, cryptocurrency and computing power A new piece of Mac malware is looking to steal both...

Facebook Gets Its First Real Privacy Penalty - From Apple
2019-02-01 14:48

Apple's Privacy Warning to Facebook: We Can Break YouApple's conflict with Facebook this week resulted in the most effective and quickest punishment the social network has ever received over a...

Researchers reveal new privacy attack against 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile users
2019-02-01 12:24

5G cellular mobile communications, when implemented, are expected to provide high bandwidth, low latency, energy savings, better connectivity, but security and privacy must also be assured. The...

You got a smart speaker but you're worried about privacy. First off, why'd you buy one? Secondly, check out Project Alias
2019-02-01 09:44

Gizmo deafens eavesdroppers, and you can build one yourself Project Alias is a homebrew gizmo that aims to deafen Alexa and Google Home until a user is good and ready for the creepy little...

Deloitte launches new proprietary solution to help manage records disclosure and data privacy
2019-02-01 03:45

In response to increasing demand for disclosure of government records and mounting regulatory requirements for personal data privacy, Deloitte launched a workflow management platform. Built on...