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The Greatest Asset Becomes the Biggest Risk

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It also empowers business owners to easily see, understand and act on contextual intelligence using scoring frameworks proven to stop insider threats, prevent data loss, maximize software investments and protect the workforce, wherever they may be. Data minimization is a critical prerequisite to privacy.

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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

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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Privacy predictions 2023

SecureList

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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Advanced threat predictions for 2024

SecureList

A creative avenue for threat actors is to expand their surveillance efforts to include devices such as smart home cameras, connected car systems and beyond. They advertise on dark web platforms and employ various techniques, including malware, phishing, and other social engineering methods.

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