Security News

Windows 10 features that boost your PC's security and privacy
2021-01-31 18:15

Like almost all operating systems, Windows 10 is vulnerable to security and privacy issues, and researchers have proved that Microsoft can track a lot of your activities to improve their products and enable personalized ads and promotions. Thankfully, Windows 10 allows us to improve the operating system's security and privacy using the built-in settings app.

Google QUIC-ly left privacy behind in its quest for a speedier internet, boffins find
2021-01-30 00:10

A trio of researchers from China have found that QUIC is more vulnerable to web fingerprinting than HTTPS, a shortcoming that could make it easier for an adversary to infer which websites an individual is visiting by scrutinizing network traffic. Google developed QUIC to solve issues like these and the protocol is being worked on in parallel by the Internet Engineering Task Force as a standard.

Is your boss spying on you? It's possible, and privacy laws aren't there yet
2021-01-29 16:35

Some companies are using monitoring software to keep tabs on employees working from home. Some organizations are crying foul.

Privacy and security practices are essential for post-pandemic recovery
2021-01-29 05:30

Cisco published a study which found enhanced importance of privacy protections during the pandemic and increasing benefits for businesses that adopt strong privacy measures. The survey analyzed the responses of 4,400 security and privacy professionals across 25 countries and explored attitudes towards privacy legislation and the emergence of privacy metrics being reported to executive management.

Apple CEO Escalates Battle With Facebook Over Online Privacy
2021-01-28 21:49

Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies Thursday, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads. Cook's broadside came as Apple prepares to roll out a new privacy control in the early spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people.

Data privacy laws: A mini glossary
2021-01-28 21:42

Wondering which data privacy laws affect your area or the type of data you're working with? Find out with this glossary of rules from around the world. The United States is increasingly alone in not having a single overarching data privacy law as more countries adopt new statutes that have much in common with the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation.

Data Privacy Day: 10 experts give advice for protecting your business
2021-01-28 18:38

While companies should focus on data privacy all the time, Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28 is a good opportunity to reassess your business privacy strategies and learn some new methods to safeguard data. We gathered a roundup of insights from 10 industry experts with diverse backgrounds to present for Data Privacy Day.

The top 5 reasons data privacy should be practiced every day
2021-01-28 17:46

It may be Data Privacy Day, but security experts say privacy should become a daily, defined practice affecting almost all aspects of an organization and no longer just a part of compliance, legal, or auditing disciplines. Here are the top 5 reasons data privacy should be practiced every day.

Everyone’s talking about Data Privacy Day, but who’s listening?
2021-01-28 05:30

It's January 28th 2021, which means Data Privacy Day is upon us once again. It's good that we have this day to draw attention to data protection and have the conversation around privacy, but have you ever stopped to consider who's listening? If today's goal is to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data and enable trust, this article aims to shine a light on the threat that smart devices might pose to our privacy.

Privacy is not a one-time, check the box activity
2021-01-27 05:30

The survey report also explores past and future trends in privacy, offering insights into privacy workforce and skills, the use of privacy by design, and the organizational structure and composition of privacy teams. Survey findings-gathered in Q3 2020 from 1,873 professionals who work in data privacy or have knowledge of their organizations' data privacy functions-show some positive trends for those enterprises who report they always use privacy by design.