Security News

How to navigate critical data security and privacy policy challenges
2019-09-12 05:30

By 2020, there will be 40x more bytes of data than there are stars in the universe as we know it. And with data growth comes more security and privacy obstacles for organizations and business...

Mozilla increases browser privacy with encrypted DNS
2019-09-10 10:51

Mozilla is about to turn on-by-default an oft-overlooked privacy feature in Firefox.

Google hopes to protect users with open source differential privacy library
2019-09-09 12:57

Google's differential privacy library will give organizations a way to study their data while protecting people's information.

Should social media organizations be subject to strict privacy regulation?
2019-09-09 04:30

80% of IT security professionals agree that more security and privacy legislation is needed, especially for social media organizations that store personal data. However, nearly the same number of...

BigID raises $50M to help enterprises comply with global privacy regulation
2019-09-08 22:45

BigID, the leader in data-centric personal data privacy and protection, announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding to help enterprises comply with global privacy regulation and...

Google’s differential privacy library can now be used by anyone
2019-09-06 07:22

Google has open-sourced a differential privacy library that helps power some of its core products. What it differential privacy? Differential privacy is a method for analyzing data contained in a...

Google Fined $170 Million For Violating Kids' Privacy On YouTube
2019-09-06 07:03

Google has finally agreed to pay $170 million fine to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York attorney general that its YouTube service earned millions by illegally...

400 Mn Facebook Users' Phone Numbers Exposed in Privacy Lapse: Reports
2019-09-05 11:19

Phone numbers linked to more than 400 million Facebook accounts were listed online in the latest privacy lapse for the social media giant, US media reported Wednesday. read more

Google to pay $170 million for violating children’s privacy on YouTube
2019-09-05 10:21

Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay a record $170 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General that the YouTube video sharing...

Privacy Advocates Criticize FTC's Google Settlement
2019-09-04 21:33

Google to Pay $170 Million Fine for YouTube's Privacy ViolationsGoogle will pay a $170 million fine to settle allegations that its YouTube subsidiary illegally collected personal information about...