Security News

Good privacy is good for business, so pay attention
2018-01-26 13:00

Data privacy concerns are causing significant sales cycle delays for up to 65 percent of businesses worldwide, according to findings in the new Cisco 2018 Privacy Maturity Benchmark Study. The...

DuckDuckGo offers new privacy extension and app
2018-01-24 16:17

DuckDuckGo, the company behind the eponymous privacy-minded Internet search engine, has announced a new browser extension and mobile app: DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials. DuckDuckGo Privacy...

ONC's New Chief Privacy Officer: The Road Ahead
2018-01-11 21:48

Kathryn Marchesini Has the Experience. But Will She Have the Resources?The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's new chief privacy officer, Kathryn Marchesini, has a wealth of...

Health Data Privacy and Security: What Will 2018 Bring?
2017-12-27 09:47

Privacy Expert Rebecca Herold Offers Trend Outlook for the New YearSo, what can we expect next year? Privacy expert Rebecca Herold offers her predictions for the 11 most significant healthcare...

Police vs Privacy: US Supreme Court Looks at Cell Phone Tracking
2017-11-30 20:27

Where do we go? Who do we talk to? What do we read about? Our mobile phones are troves of personal, private information, and the US Supreme Court weighed Wednesday how easily police should be able...

Privacy Rights in Balance as Supreme Court Hears Cellphone Tracking Case
2017-11-29 04:22

Privacy rights in the digital age face a crucial test Wednesday when the Supreme Court hears a case over police use of a person's location data from cellphone towers. read more

Mozilla's Guide to Privacy-Aware Christmas Shopping
2017-11-23 18:31

Mozilla reviews the privacy practices of Internet-connected toys, home accessories, exercise equipment, and more....

Driving Privacy Regulators Crazy: UK Probes Uber Breach
2017-11-22 15:18

'Deliberately Concealing Breaches' Escalates Fines, Privacy Watchdog WarnsBritain's data privacy watchdog has launched a probe of the massive 2016 data breach suffered by Uber. More than 12 months...

Firefox Quantum: Security and privacy improvements
2017-11-15 16:48

Mozilla has released Firefox 57, aka Firefox Quantum, and it comes with many performance improvements. It sports a new browsing engine that takes full advantage of the processing power in modern...

Privacy Fears Over Artificial Intelligence as Crimestopper
2017-11-12 14:55

Police in the US state of Delaware are poised to deploy "smart" cameras in cruisers to help authorities detect a vehicle carrying a fugitive, missing child or straying senior. read more