Malwarebytes

AUGUST 7, 2023

A robocall network makes use of automated software diallers to spam out large numbers of cold calls to unsuspecting recipients. This kind of call will never quite go to plan for anyone other than the individuals operating the robocalling software. These calls promise much but give very little.

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Scams Mobile Consumer Protection Technology 71

SC Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

And various software tools let organizations automatically manage information requests. Privacy has become a top-of-mind issue that revolves around consumer awareness, business practices, and legislative progress. With the introduction of the GDPR, an entire market has developed to support these efforts.

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Data privacy Marketing Consumer Protection Media 113

Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Zoom has agreed to establish and implement a comprehensive security program, to implement a prohibition on privacy and security misrepresentations, and to other detailed and specific relief to protect its user base, according to the FTC. 290 million new users in four months.

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Encryption Consumer Protection Surveillance Data breaches 86

Malwarebytes

JULY 3, 2023

From the FTC release : Our proposed rule on fake reviews shows that we’re using all available means to attack deceptive advertising in the digital age,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. ” Fake reviews are a huge aggravation online.

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Media Consumer Protection Advertising Ransomware 80

Malwarebytes

JULY 23, 2021

Two months after fully restoring its systems, CNA Financial, the leading US insurance company that was attacked by a group using Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware, issued a legal notice of an information security incident to the Consumer Protection Bureau in New Hampshire. Data stolen but untouched.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In that same release Wednesday, Samuel Levine, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection said: “SpyFone is a brazen brand name for a surveillance business that helped stalkers steal private information.

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Surveillance Mobile Manufacturing Consumer Protection 86

Vipre

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Real-time advanced active protection needs to clean malware as soon as it hits your PC, even if it’s malware your antivirus has never seen before. On top of that security software needs to offer high usability and good performance. VIPRE’s Real-World Consumer Protection Tests are consistently 99% or Higher.

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Antivirus Consumer Protection Malware Software 40

Identity IQ

DECEMBER 6, 2023

IdentityIQ members reap the benefits of credit monitoring with real-time alerts, dark web and internet monitoring , VPN and antivirus software , identity theft insurance of up to $1 million underwritten by AIG, stolen identity restoration support, and more. Familiarize yourself with common red flags to recognize potential scams.

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Scams Identity Theft Retail Antivirus 52

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

It’s now commonplace for high-resolution video cams to feed endless streams of image data into increasingly intelligent data mining software. It combines commodity video surveillance cameras and PCs with facial recognition software supplied by RealNetworks. Along with this comes the rising potential for abuse of the technology.

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Surveillance Technology Retail Artificial Intelligence 157

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. The security breach was a result of a vulnerability in the software for their websites: a program called Apache Struts. Before the. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1 November 2017.

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Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Internet Internet 212

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2021

INVESTIGATE any gaming-related purchases before handing over money, such as checking whether the website is blacklisted on [link] and only making card payments that offer greater consumer protections. LOCK your gaming network by using password managers, two-factor authentication within platforms and anti-virus software.

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Accountability Banking Scams Password Management 95

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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Mobile Marketing Consumer Protection Wireless 321

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They point out how supply chains rely on software yet lack the security tools to protect them. Businesses must automatically secure their supply chains to protect themselves and comply with consumer-protection laws. Simply put, cyberattacks are on the rise. Scalability. Ongoing monitoring.

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Cybersecurity Cyber Attacks Artificial Intelligence Data breaches 147

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Consumers will buy products without proper security features, unaware that their information is vulnerable. And current liability laws make it hard to hold companies accountable for shoddy software security. It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. But software is different.

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IoT Manufacturing Internet Internet 229

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This directive significantly increases the penalties associated with misleading promotions, fake reviews and aggressive door-to-door selling, in order to strengthen consumer protection, especially for those who shop online. The text provides for heavy fines and even imprisonment for companies that do not ensure strict compliance.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Spirion, leads the discussion, which includes: A comparison of the CCPA and CPRA with other state privacy protection regulations, including the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Colorado Privacy Act, Connecticut Data Protection Act, and Utah Consumer Privacy Act. Training for employees (awareness).

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InfoSec Cyber Insurance Consumer Protection Insurance 80

SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

If I were a state attorney general or a consumer protection official at the state or federal level, I would certainly take a very close look at what’s happened here and I would think there have to be lawsuits and enforcement proceedings coming.”. “It Look at the Mac operating system.

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Surveillance IoT Accountability Passwords 129

ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

It was not a literal time machine, but a way of capturing the software development process by recording intervals and storing them in the close. In the Forbes article I never published, Dan said quote- “The reason that software is so inexpensive, we actually are very good at estimating development time. And software?

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Software Backups Computers and Electronics Technology 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Manufacturers Are Not Responsible For User Choices Or Third Party App Providers The new law makes clear that a covered manufacturer will not be responsible for unaffiliated third-party software or applications that a user chooses to add to a connected device. Code § 1798.91.06(a)) Code § 1798.91.06(c)) Code § 1798.91.06(b)).

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IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Technology 45

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Manufacturers Are Not Responsible For User Choices Or Third Party App Providers The new law makes clear that a covered manufacturer will not be responsible for unaffiliated third-party software or applications that a user chooses to add to a connected device. Code § 1798.91.06(a)) Code § 1798.91.06(c)) Code § 1798.91.06(b)).

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IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Technology 45

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 6, 2018

To mitigate against this threat, the IRS recommended that taxpayers and businesses that store taxpayer information take three steps: Use Security Software. Use security software with firewall and anti-virus protections, and ensure the security software is always turned on and can automatically update.

Scams 40

Scams Identity Theft Banking Retail 40

Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2019

Accessible through TOR and other software, it has a size that is incalculable if we use imagination. There are many blogs that for the greater part deal with issues of cybersecurity and the rights of the digital population in terms of consumer protection and privacy. THE DARK WEB. What is the Dark Web?

Marketing 81

Marketing Engineering Scams Internet 81

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 18, 2020

talking about DPIAs) or more global (e.g. talking about privacy assessments).

Data privacy 52

Data privacy Accountability Software Risk 52

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 19, 2017

The GAO identifies three major components that make up nearly all IoT devices: (1) hardware, (2) network connectivity, and (3) software. And the software in IoT devices perform a range of functions, from basic to complex. Common Components Of IoT Devices. And processors serve as the “brains” of the IoT device.

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IoT Computers and Electronics Internet Internet 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 18, 2017

.” System Maintenance : All broker-dealers, and 96 percent of investment firms examined “have a process in place for ensuring regular system maintenance, including the installation of software patches to address security vulnerabilities.”

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