privacy

Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers

Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers
Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers
July 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Singapore has moved to disconnect computers from the internet at public centers in an effort to stop cyberattacks that could have the potential to spread...

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Microsoft Launches Bounty Program For Digital Identity Services
Microsoft Launches Bounty Program For Digital Identity Services
July 18, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft announced on Tuesday (July 17) a new program in which it will pay hackers between $500 and $100,000 if they can break into its...

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Black Hat: Cybersecurity Is More Than A Tech Problem
Black Hat: Cybersecurity Is More Than A Tech Problem
June 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity was once seen as purely a matter of technology, but more and more, security experts are bundling issues such as personal privacy, politics, business,...

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Google Adds More Security, Privacy To Google Account
Google Adds More Security, Privacy To Google Account
June 25, 2018  |  Google

Google announced last week it is overhauling its privacy and security settings service — dubbed Google Account — to make it more secure and easier...

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Why Privacy Must Be Baked Into IoT Devices
Why Privacy Must Be Baked Into IoT Devices
June 21, 2018  |  Internet of Things

As consumers add more and more connected devices to their personal IoT networks, security and privacy are paramount. These networks are only as secure as...

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Facebook ‘Whitelists’ Granted Firms Access To Walled-Off User Data
Facebook ‘Whitelists’ Granted Firms Access To Walled-Off User Data
June 11, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook is facing allegations that it inked data-sharing deals with certain companies, providing special access to user information after 2015 when it said it no...

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Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Sharing Info With Device Makers
Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Sharing Info With Device Makers
June 04, 2018  |  Facebook

As it turns out, Facebook handed an awful lot of user information over to phone and other device makers as it pushed to become the...

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Fraudsters Go Omnichannel
Fraudsters Go Omnichannel
May 31, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

As commerce goes increasingly digital, the bad guys are going omnichannel. More and more, according to Luke Reynolds, CPO at Featurespace, fraudsters are "going back...

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Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
Internet Stunt Artist Lists His Facebook Data On eBay
May 30, 2018  |  Data

If someone is going to profit off consumers’ Facebook data, it might as well be the consumer, right? That was Oli Frost’s thinking, which is...

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