Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Consumer Expectations Privacy Rights and Seamless Online Experiences An overwhelming 87% of consumers expect privacy rights from online interactions, with the most significant expectations being the right to be informed about data collection (55%) and the right to data erasure (53%).

Media 77

Media Passwords Authentication Digital transformation 77

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To demonstrate the pervasiveness of this phenomenon, Source Defense researchers monitored multiple websites for 28 days and counted how many times an unnamed social media platform’s code attempted to access the site’s web form entries by default. million times from a fast casual dining chain site, approximately 22.7

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Media Data collection Retail Risk 76

Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2024

TikTok is an immensely popular social media platform that allows users to create, share, and discover, short video clips. social media applications). The EFF argues that the bill will not stop the sharing of data but it will reduce online rights in a way that is unconstitutional.

Identity Theft 104

Identity Theft Government Media Data collection 104

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To provide even further insight into the data safety and privacy practices of app developers, researchers at Incogni conducted a study of the top 500 paid and top 500 free Google Play Store apps. percent) of the apps share user data with third parties. Greediest data harvesters. percent share approximate location history.

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.

Social Engineering 136

Social Engineering Data collection Media Passwords 136

Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. It’s a harsh realization we are dealing with more by the day as social media, and a litany of applications and hosted software products invade our daily lives, and in the process, our privacy. Now TikTok wants the ability to put an actual face and voice to those other data sets, and it’s… dangerous.

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Data collection Media Mobile Identity Theft 98

SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

The data allegedly originated from big data sources of the two most popular mobile network operators in China. Another threat actor in February 2021 offered website and application crawler data collection services on a Chinese-language cybercrime marketplace.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Monitoring and tracking potential threats from the dark web, open source, and social media platforms to detect threats that could attack your organization is critical to ensure public and corporate safety and security. While most intelligence vendors provide cyber threat data, few cover the breadth of disciplines of Nisos.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

Fingerprinting makes it difficult for irresponsible parties to create fake accounts or social media pages. Kernel The privacy risks associated with online or browser fingerprinting today are real. Advertisers are amassing a huge amount of data and creating a comprehensive profile on you as an internet user.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 27, 2022

Executive Shield by Nisos is an award-winning, analyst-led managed intelligence service that addresses doxxing, fraud, and real physical security risks to executives and key personnel. Nisos curates target-specific keywords for tuning broad social media, open web, as well as deep and dark web collection tools.

Risk 136

Risk Media Data collection Security Intelligence 136

Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

From our safe portal, everyday people can view past password breaches, active social media profiles, potential leaks of government ID info, and more. Why data matters I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read that “data is the new oil” without reading any explanations as to why people should care.

Data breaches 73

Data breaches Passwords Banking Malware 73

SecureWorld News

JUNE 10, 2021

President Biden has signed an Executive Order that will revoke three EOs signed by former President Trump, which sought to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media apps TikTok and WeChat. over security concerns due to the personal information the apps could collect on American consumers.

Computers and Electronics 52

Computers and Electronics Data collection Government Media 52

Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, California remained at the forefront of the movement of states with consumer privacy laws by approving the final text of the California Privacy Rights Act regulations and inviting public comments on proposed rulemaking for cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision-making.

Data privacy 52

Data privacy Consumer Protection Media Data collection 52

Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

However, once engaged on the platform, users may further expand their profile information by: linking to their social media networks adding a phone number setting game preferences participating in message boards and forums sending or receiving game invitation requests using the chat feature other user-generated content.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Passwords Accountability Media 105

Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

How to Help Protect Your Digital Footprint IdentityIQ Every click, search, and interaction online contributes to your digital footprint – an intricate trail of data that encapsulates your digital identity. While the digital landscape offers unprecedented convenience and connectivity, it also presents many risks.

Identity Theft 52

Identity Theft Education Media Accountability 52

Schneier on Security

APRIL 10, 2023

But while it’s an easy experiment to run, it misses the real risk of large language models (LLMs) writing scam emails. Targeted attacks against individuals, whether for phishing or data collection or scams, were once only within the reach of nation-states.

Phishing 286

Phishing Scams Surveillance Internet 286

Krebs on Security

MAY 18, 2022

for “deceptive statements” the company and its founder allegedly made over how they handle facial recognition data collected on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service , which until recently required anyone seeking a new IRS account online to provide a live video selfie to ID.me.

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Government Accountability Surveillance Data collection 245

Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 1, 2024

Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Privacy Risk Level Cookies help enhance our browsing experience, but what are the risks? Learn more about how cookies work, what data they collect, and how you can protect your data from misuse. So, what can I do to protect my data?” Sounds like cookies are a good thing.

Internet 59

Internet Internet Risk Advertising 59

Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 1, 2024

Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Privacy Risk Level Cookies help enhance our browsing experience, but what are the risks? Learn more about how cookies work, what data they collect, and how you can protect your data from misuse. So, what can I do to protect my data?” Sounds like cookies are a good thing.

Internet 52

Internet Internet Risk Advertising 52

SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation for retailers and further shifted consumer buying habits online, which has expanded their attack surface and heightened the number of vulnerabilities and risks of a breach, said Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd.

Retail 102

Retail Ransomware Hacking Digital transformation 102

SC Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

SC Media spoke to Ananthanpillai about why the gig economy needs a more secure applicant vetting and hiring process, especially as we reach a major turning point in the fight against COVID-19. But the employer never collects any of the data involved, right? Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO of Endera. You hit the nail on the head.

Risk 54

Risk Encryption Education Media 54

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2023

The app “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” explained Canada’s chief information officer. TikTok is also under the scrutiny of Canadian privacy regulators that are investigating whether the company obtains valid and meaningful consent from users when collecting their personal information.

Mobile 79

Mobile Government Data collection Data privacy 79

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Between social media, mobile apps, internet-connected devices and the rise of artificial intelligence vast amounts of personal data is being gathered constantly, putting individuals’ privacy at risk,” said Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director at NCA.

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Data privacy Education Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity 100

SecureWorld News

JULY 10, 2023

Operating under the radar, these apps silently collect and transmit sensitive data to servers based in China, posing significant risks to user data security and privacy. These apps, masquerading as file management tools, have stealthily compromised the devices of more than 1.5 million users.

Spyware 63

Spyware Cyber threats Mobile Data collection 63

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2022

Mostly data collection. Data collection sounds conceptually simple, but operationally it is still very difficult for many organizations. land of data collection. Just as early SIM/SEM innovators struggled with collection [and then UEBAs did ], innovators in 2022 struggle with it as well. LEFT OF SIEM.

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Data collection Architecture Software Media 126

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

Residential proxy services are often marketed to people seeking the ability to evade country-specific blocking by the major movie and media streaming providers. Highlighting the risk that 911 nodes could pose to internal corporate networks, they observed that “the infection of a node enables the 911.re

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 313

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2019

Social media platforms like Twitter are key components of misinformation campaigns carried out by nation-state actors, today we discuss Twitter bot activity after the release of the Mueller report. Data collected by SafeGuard confirm the intensification of the presence of Russian bots on Twitter. Midterm election.

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Advertising Data collection Media Accountability 73

Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Maryland has taken one of the strictest positions among U.S.

Data privacy 52

Data privacy Identity Theft Data breaches Data collection 52

SC Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

Of 1,249 global IT and security professionals recently surveyed by Ponemon Institute, 65% of respondents said their organizations have increased their monitoring of remote workers due to the perceived risk they pose to sensitive data. One potential solution, said Daly, is pseudoanonymizing the data collected from workers’ computers.

Data collection 79

Data collection Surveillance Risk Network Security 79

Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. As a Data Privacy Week Champion , and as part of our commitment to the link between cybersecurity and privacy, we wanted to share some best practices from the National Cybersecurity Alliance about how to protect your privacy online. Protect your data Data privacy and cybersecurity go hand in hand.

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Data privacy Education Accountability Media 52

Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

According to Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey , cyber-attacks were identified as a top ten risk facing organizations and is predicted to be one of the top three risks for organizations in 2022. “As Media Contact: AON: Matt Taylor. said J Hogg, CEO of Aon Cyber Solutions. said Daniel Tobok, CEO of Cytelligence.

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Penetration Testing Insurance Data preservation Cyber Insurance 45

SC Magazine

JUNE 9, 2021

Cloud adoption has risen to an all-time high as organizations have largely accepted the risks associated with the journey from their traditional data centers and to the cloud. What sorts of expectations exist around the use, storage, sharing and retrieval of data? Detections tell the story ?.

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Risk Data collection Architecture Threat Detection 53

SC Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

One of the new tools that E-ISAC’s approximately 1,200 North American members can now use to protect their assets is Neighborhood Keeper – an opt-in, sensor-enabled data collection and information-sharing network from Dragos. Certainly, we are supportive of any conversations that reduce the risk to critical infrastructure.

Energy and Utilities 84

Energy and Utilities Government Risk Media 84

SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Users enjoyed using them to compose poems and lyrics in the style of famous artists (which left Nick Cave, for example, decidedly unimpressed ), researchers debated blowing up data centers to prevent super AI from unleashing Armageddon, while security specialists persuaded a stubborn chatbot to give them phone-tapping and car-jacking instructions.

Accountability 105

Accountability B2B Risk Hacking 105

SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

iOS devices may not be the only targets: other devices and operating systems could also face risks. BlackEnergy APT attacks in Ukraine are a prominent example from the last decade, known for destructive actions against media companies, compromising industrial control systems and engaging in cyber-espionage.

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Hacking Energy and Utilities Media Malware 110

SC Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

The major public cloud providers have facilities that let teams do event and data collection without agents. It only takes one mistake to put the company’s data and organization at risk. The post Five ways to protect against software supply-chain attacks appeared first on SC Media.

Software 86

Software Data collection Malware Risk 86

Herjavec Group

JANUARY 22, 2021

January 28 th is Data Privacy Day, an international effort to empower individuals and encourage businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. This is why the issue of data privacy is so significant and why individuals and enterprises alike should view the protection of personal data as a team effort.

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