Security News

Mozilla fixes bugs, improves privacy in latest Firefox release
2019-05-23 10:40

Mozilla rolled out version 67 of its Firefox browser this week, fixing some security bugs and introducing a host of privacy features.

Data privacy: A hot-button issue for Americans one year after GDPR
2019-05-23 05:15

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in the European Union a year ago this month. GDPR, which gives EU citizens more control over their personal data by mandating how...

Millions of Golfers Land in Privacy Hazard After Cloud Misconfig
2019-05-21 14:22

A database with millions of data points on games played plus sensitive information was left right in the middle of the internet fairway for all to see.

HITRUST supports Texas legislation to create a Privacy Protection Advisory Council
2019-05-19 22:30

HITRUST, a leading data protection standards development and certification organization, supports legislation that would create a council to study privacy laws and how privacy practices for Texas...

Cybersecurity, privacy and technologies still top challenges for IT audit teams and leaders
2019-05-15 05:00

Cybersecurity, privacy and technologies—from mission-critical to digitally transformative—top the list of challenges IT audit teams and leaders grapple with every day, according to a study...

Panic as panic alarms meant to keep granny and little Timmy safe prove a privacy fiasco
2019-05-11 07:56

Simple hack turns them into super secret spying tool A GPS tracker used by elderly people and young kids has a security hole that could allow others to track and secretly record their wearers.…

FTC renews call for single federal privacy law
2019-05-10 10:11

It also wants to be the country's data-privacy police: commissioners called for more resources and ability to impose penalties.