The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

Either way, a singular piece of technology – artificial intelligence (AI) — is destined to profoundly influence which way we go from here. Law enforcement, for instance, drew criticism for using a controversial facial recognition app — Clearview AI — to surveil citizens turning out to protest the George Floyd murder.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2021

This colorful chapter in the history of technology and society isn’t just breezing by unnoticed. I do believe that the patently vocal debate being had, about placing ethical limits on the control a company seeks to have, or to not have, over consumer data is critical in the evolution of the Information Age.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As a result, Nickel achieved long-term access to several targets, allowing the group to conduct activities such as regularly scheduled exfiltration of data. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) observed Nickel perform frequent and scheduled data collection and exfiltration from victim networks. Stay safe, everyone!

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As a result, Nickel achieved long-term access to several targets, allowing the group to conduct activities such as regularly scheduled exfiltration of data. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) observed Nickel perform frequent and scheduled data collection and exfiltration from victim networks. Stay safe, everyone!

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Stalkerware requires physical access to be installed, but our report also looks at a range of remote technology that can be used for nefarious purposes. Not only can the intruder violate their victim’s privacy by monitoring their activities, but they can also use the software to access huge volumes of personal data.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 18, 2024

Understanding the Role of Audits Cybersecurity audits serve as a systematic examination of an organization’s information systems, policies, and practices. Documentary Evidence: Tangible and straightforward, documentary evidence encompasses policies, procedures, and documentation related to information security controls.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

On the flip side, their employees had to grapple with the reality that their corporate devices could surveil their activities in their own homes. They have capitulated many of their customers’ surveillance-based demands to capitalize on the increased demand for device surveillance and management software.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2020

And contact tracing apps can be a struggle in themselves: questions about how, why, how much, and for whom information is accessible can produce major tension. The petition expresses concern over this device's ability to transform Singapore into a "surveillance state.". Plus, you have to make sure the app actually works.

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McAfee

MAY 17, 2021

The background music is driving a suspenseful beat while the antagonist attempts to steal the latest technology from a very favored industry competitor called Rad-X Incorporated. SIEM technologies have been used in security operations for over 15 years for a few reasons. Deconstructing the SIEM, Log by Log.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. Protecting the integrity and confidentiality of data collected by all connected devices.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 26, 2021

The decision imposed on the Company: (i) The obligation to take several corrective measures aimed at protecting the riders’ personal data, including preventing inappropriate and/or discriminatory applications of the automated orders; (ii) An administrative fine of € 2.6 What infringements did the Garante identify?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s spying when governments do it through opaque, mass surveillance regimes, it’s spying when companies do it through shadowy data broker networks that braid together disparate streams of information, and it’s spying when private individuals do it through unseen behavior on personal devices.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. This showed how consumer data collection can directly impact the relationships between citizens and governments.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 27, 2020

Communities across the United States are starting to ban facial recognition technologies. Forty major music festivals pledged not to use the technology, and activists are calling for a nationwide ban. Many Democratic presidential candidates support at least a partial ban on the technology. Let's take them in turn.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

To catch them, administration policies on continuous surveillance and periodic assessments should be in place. While these problems have faded over time, as Wi-Fi prevalence grew dramatically, it has reached the point where most users utilize Wi-Fi networks without having much of a clue about how they work or the underlying technology.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

FinSpy, also known as FinFisher or Wingbird , is an infamous surveillance toolset. As for the 13h interrupt hook (which manages reading information from disk), it patches the OS loader when it is read from disk. Each shellcode collects specific system information (e.g. Returns information about the machine’s BIOS.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2022

Excessive data collection. Carr cited several incidents as evidence that TikTok has been dodgy about its data collection practices. ” Is TikTok a “sophisticated surveillance tool”? In the Twitter thread, Carr pointed out the national security risks TikTok poses. In China, it is known as Douyin.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

APRIL 9, 2020

Chantal Bernier, National Practice Leader, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Trevor Neiman, Dentons Canada, adapting “Pandemics in a Connected World: Integrating Privacy with Public Health Surveillance,” by Chantal Bernier, Liane Fong and Timothy M. Banks, in the University of New Brunswick Law Journal , volume 66 at page 117.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

APRIL 9, 2020

Chantal Bernier, National Practice Leader, Privacy and Cybersecurity, and Trevor Neiman, Dentons Canada, adapting “Pandemics in a Connected World: Integrating Privacy with Public Health Surveillance,” by Chantal Bernier, Liane Fong and Timothy M. Banks, in the University of New Brunswick Law Journal , volume 66 at page 117.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

APT targeting turns toward satellite technologies, producers and operators The only known case of an attack utilizing satellite technologies that happened in recent years was the KA-SAT network hack of 2022. The next WannaCry Fortunately for us, a new cyber epidemic did not happen. Verdict: prediction not fulfilled ❌ 4.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Last year the app escaped a total ban in the US after rumors that it was sharing the data of US citizens with the Chinese government. In fact, there were dozens of lawsuits alleging that the popular video-sharing app used personal data from users improperly. Biometric data. What was TikTok accused of? So, this is settled now?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 29, 2024

For decades, governments and companies have surveilled the conversations, movements, and behavior of the public. That’s a lot of data that, until now, has been difficult to parse at scale. We kind of know what mass surveillance, mass spying looks like. And then the internet came along and made that a whole lot easier.

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