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IWD: biometrics, machine learning, privacy and being a woman in tech – Naked Security Podcast
2020-03-08 12:33

To celebrate International Women's Day we invite you to this all-female splinter episode. We discuss privacy, biometrics, machine learning, social media, getting into cybersecurity and, of course, what it's like to be a woman in tech.

HITRUST Shared Responsibility: Assigning privacy and responsibility on the cloud
2020-03-06 02:30

The Shared Responsibility Program is led by Becky Swain, Director of Standards Development at HITRUST, and supported by a Working Group comprised of representatives of leading cloud service providers, including Armor, AWS, Google, Microsoft Azure and Salesforce, as well as enterprise cloud customers, cloud professional services firms, and solution providers. "As PDHI collaborates with cloud service providers, we will leverage the HITRUST Shared Responsibility Matrix in understanding, documenting, and inheriting privacy and security control responsibility," explains Lee Penn, the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for PDHI and Shared Responsibility Working Group Member.

The 'Human Element' in Privacy
2020-03-02 20:03

The RSA 2020 theme was "The Human Element." Gabriel Gumbs of Spirion describes what this means in the era of privacy regulations. What "The Human Element" means in the context of privacy;.

Ironpie robot vacuum can suck up your privacy
2020-03-02 12:37

According to its maker, Trifo, the Ironpie home surveillance robot vacuum isn't just your dust bunnies' worst nightmare. It's true, the artificial intelligence -enhanced internet of things robot vacuum can indeed be connected to the internet via Wi-Fi, can be controlled remotely for vacuuming, and can remotely stream out video showing its surroundings, given that - like other IoT gadgets - it comes equipped with a video camera.

Firefox rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS privacy by default in the US
2020-02-28 11:31

Mozilla has said it plans to make a privacy technology called DNS-over-HTTPS the default setting for US users of Firefox within weeks. Although not a perfect shield against DNS snooping, DoH makes that a lot harder.

More than 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on AI by 2023
2020-02-28 04:30

Over 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence by 2023, up from 5% today, according to Gartner. AI-powered privacy technology lessens compliance headaches.

Brave beats other browsers in privacy study
2020-02-27 11:32

Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week. Douglas Leith, professor of computer systems at Trinity University, examined six browsers for his report - Web Browser Privacy: What Do Browsers Say When They Phone Home? He found that Brave's Chromium-based browser is the least likely to reveal unique identifying information about the computer using it.

If you're serious about browser privacy, you should probably pass on Edge or Yandex, claims Dublin professor
2020-02-27 09:15

Microsoft Edge and Yandex are "Much more worrisome" compared to Brave, Chrome, Firefox and Safari, according to a paper on browser privacy published this week. Douglas J Leith, a comp sci professor at Trinity College Dublin, investigated the network activity of six browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Brave, Microsoft Edge and Yandex - using a proxy to capture encrypted traffic.

If you're serious about browser privacy, you should probably pass on Edge or Yandex, claims Dublin professor
2020-02-27 09:15

Microsoft Edge and Yandex are "Much more worrisome" compared to Brave, Chrome, Firefox and Safari, according to a paper on browser privacy published this week. Douglas J Leith, a comp sci professor at Trinity College Dublin, investigated the network activity of six browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Brave, Microsoft Edge and Yandex - using a proxy to capture encrypted traffic.

Privacy Management Firm OneTrust Raises $210 Million at $2.7 Billion Valuation
2020-02-27 00:23

OneTrust, a provider of privacy and security compliance tools, has raised $210 million in Series B funding at a valuation of $2.7 billion. The Series B round was led by Coatue and Insight Partners, and combined with OneTrust's $200 million Series A, brings the total amount raised by the company to $410 million.