Security News

Blood donors' privacy anaemic after Red Cross data breach (The Register)
2016-10-28 02:12

New FCC privacy rules protect broadband users (Help Net Security)
2016-10-28 00:10

The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that require broadband ISPs to protect the privacy of their customers. The rules ensure broadband customers have meaningful choice,...

FCC imposes new consumer privacy rules on ISPs (ZDNet)
2016-10-27 18:27

88% of employees lack awareness to stop privacy or security incidents (Help Net Security)
2016-10-27 13:47

The results of a new survey testing employee data privacy and cybersecurity knowledge reveal that 88 percent lack the awareness to stop preventable cyber incidents. MediaPro surveyed 1,000...

Creating a Culture of Security and Privacy (InfoRiskToday)
2016-10-26 15:57

Find Your Keys, Lose Your Privacy (Threatpost)
2016-10-25 13:05

Small Bluetooth-enabled trackers from TrackR, iTrack and Nut are the latest connected devices to pose a privacy risk to users.

Privacy Makes Workers More Productive (Schneier on Security)
2016-10-21 14:18

Interesting research....

Unregulated use of facial recognition tech threatens people’s privacy, civil rights (Help Net Security)
2016-10-19 19:56

Facial recognition tech is a boon to law enforcement, but without strict regulation and safeguards, it poses considerable risks to the privacy, civil liberties, and civil rights of law abiding...

Skyping and Typing the Latest Threat to Privacy (Threatpost)
2016-10-19 18:10

A research paper explains how attackers can use recordings of keystroke sounds captured in a Skype conversation to guess what's being typed.

How much law firms dedicate to data privacy and security (Help Net Security)
2016-10-18 12:45

Vulnerabilities in law firms’ data security present an unprecedented existential threat, while increasing corporate demand for legal expertise in information security, compliance and incident...