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Is it ok to launch a benign proof of concept that you know will go wide, to bring a flaw to people's attention, or should you stay quiet?

Facebook considers itself to be “ahead of and beyond the law,” UK lawmakers said in a report about "disinformation and 'fake news.'"

New Zealand Follows Suit, Saying It Will Test Huawei Suitability for 5G RolloutBritain's intelligence establishment has reportedly concluded that any risks posed by Chinese-built Huawei networking...

A US investigation into privacy violations by Facebook could result in a record fine running to billions of dollars, media reports said Friday. read more

FTC and Social Network Are Negotiating Record Penalty, Washington Post ReportsThe Federal Trade Commission is reportedly negotiating a settlement with Facebook that includes a multibillion dollar...

FTC and Social Network Are Negotiating Record Penalty, Washington Post ReportsThe Federal Trade Commission is reportedly negotiating a record, multi-billion dollar privacy fine with Facebook. But...

Despite a slight dip in the total number of breaches it was still a banner year for hackers focused on stealing data from websites, according to a Risk based Security report.

A trio of reports from ICS security firm Dragos point out what was learned in 2018 and give industrial security teams some tips for making 2019 less dangerous.

More than 5 billion records were exposed last year through 6,515 publicly disclosed data breaches, according to a new report from Risk Based Security. read more

Roughly one-third of the ICS-specific vulnerability advisories published in 2018 contained basic factual errors, including when describing and rating the severity of a flaw, according to the 2018...