Webroot

JANUARY 24, 2022

As consumers and businesses are becoming increasingly more concerned about their data privacy, understanding how to protect that information becomes vital. This week, the global community is rallying together to raise awareness about online privacy through Data Privacy Week. What is Data Privacy Week?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

million fine to settle a federal complaint accusing the antivirus vendor of collecting users’ browsing data over six years and selling it to advertising companies without their consent. Million Fine for Selling Customer Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. Avast Software will pay a $16.5

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

The digestible 14-page report shows how cybercrime services are increasingly intertwined, and stolen data is the favoured currency, often sold to several buyers. And to cover some other big privacy developments, last month the EU Commission adopted a new legal framework for EU-US data sharing.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2024

Sality is known for its ability to evade detection by antivirus software through encryption and obfuscation techniques. Once infected, Sality compromises system stability and security, potentially leading to data loss, system crashes, and unauthorized access.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

State laws Since COPPA, most state education departments and legislatures have developed stricter policies to better protect student privacy online. According to the Data Quality Campaign , 45 states and Washington, DC, enacted new student privacy laws between 2014 and 2020. Secure data storage is also a requirement of FERPA.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

And if you think that simply relying on antivirus software will get you through safely, there’s some more bad news. Some reports have suggested that today’s antivirus software can detect very few of the most dangerous types of malware – the stuff you really want to avoid. And the New York Times can testify to that.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2018

And this year is a special occasion: a Quinceañera of sorts recognizing 15 years since the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004. As my guests this week note: the goals of Cyber Security focus and importance of cyber security awareness month has changed a lot since the early 2000s.

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