Security News

How corporate boards are navigating cybersecurity risks and data privacy
2018-10-17 05:45

Digital transformation initiatives have transcended beyond the sole domain of IT to involve the entire organization, elevating digital strategy to the top of the board agenda, according to BDO...

Privacy Regulation Could Be a Test for States’ Rights
2018-10-16 14:45

As more states take cybersecurity and privacy issues into their own hands, experts worry that big tech will push for preemption.

Privacy for Tigers
2018-10-16 11:04

Ross Anderson has some new work: As mobile phone masts went up across the world's jungles, savannas and mountains, so did poaching. Wildlife crime syndicates can not only coordinate better but can...

Exploring the current state of employee knowledge in cybersecurity and data privacy
2018-10-16 05:45

Seventy-five percent of professionals pose a moderate or severe risk to the corporate data of the companies they work for. According to MediaPRO’s third-annual State of Privacy and Security...

Update: NIST Preparing Privacy Framework
2018-10-15 19:48

Building on the success of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the early stages of developing a privacy framework. The effort will kick off...

How DNA Databases Violate Everyone's Privacy
2018-10-15 14:34

If you're an American of European descent, there's a 60% you can be uniquely identified by public information in DNA databases. This is not information that you have made public; this is...

Google Launch Event Overshadowed by Privacy Firestorm
2018-10-09 15:43

Google was supposed to be focusing Tuesday on its launch of a new smartphone and other devices, but the event was being overshadowed by a firestorm over a privacy glitch that forced it to shut...

Google+ Privacy Snafu Leaves a Cloud Over the Tech Landscape
2018-10-09 15:11

Google was caught not disclosing a potential data breach -- leaving questions as to whether a lack of transparency is the new normal.

New HITRUST program helps start-ups with information privacy and security
2018-10-09 15:00

HITRUST is helping start-up companies make information privacy and security a foundational component while still focusing on growing their business with the introduction of the RightStart Program....