Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Before the internet, putting someone under surveillance was expensive and time-consuming. Computers collect data about what we’re doing on them, and as both storage and processing have become cheaper, that data is increasingly saved and used. The technologies aren’t perfect; some of them are pretty primitive.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: I was initially drawn to cybersecurity as a USA TODAY technology reporter assigned to cover Microsoft. We’ve arrived at a critical juncture: to enable the full potential of the Internet of Everything, attack surface expansion must be slowed and ultimately reversed. Erin: So, let’s get started. What drew you to this field?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Datacenter Proxies: this blog post examines the contours of each type and provides info on how to choose the perfect proxy option In the robust landscape of the digital era, our need for privacy, security, and accessibility on the internet has never been more acute. So, how do you choose between the knight and the maverick?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

As ChatGPT went viral, other chatbots powered by generative AI appeared, and these technologies were quickly adopted as assistants in diverse areas including education. In May, Mozilla published an extensive study on mental health app privacy, demonstrating that there was considerable room for improvement.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 4, 2023

UK’s NCSC explains in a blog that an LLM is an algorithm trained on a large amount of text-based data, typically scraped from the open internet. While most people use them for fun or to make their lives easier, cybercriminals may use the technology to become more informed, efficient, or convincing.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In contemporary times, with the exponential growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, connected cars, and wearable devices, the importance of RF pentesting has soared significantly. The rapid advancement of technology has woven a complex fabric of wireless networks, each interwoven with vulnerabilities waiting to be exposed.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 31, 2021

For people predisposed toward spending too much time with devices (like all of us lately), achieving online privacy can be incredibly challenging. Protecting your privacy can take time and effort: research, editing settings, then monitoring news to avoid (or at least find out about) the latest vulnerabilities and data breaches.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

2018 was the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), massive attacks and various botnets hit smart devices, These are 5 IoT Security Predictions for 2019. We foresee regulations expanding beyond authentication and data privacy, and into more detailed requirements of network security and visibility into device bills of materials.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2021

Here’s Cook rising from the mat to bash Z-Man at the Brussels’ International Privacy Day , labeling his tormentor as an obsessive exploiter who ought to be stopped from so greedily exploiting consumers’ digital footprints for his personal gain. This colorful chapter in the history of technology and society isn’t just breezing by unnoticed.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 24, 2023

Companies without tech-savvy executives are not only more likely to suffer a serious data breach, but they are also less likely to have the tools and resources needed to recover from a serious attack. The FBI reported over 800,000 complaints of suspected internet crime last year, with losses totaling well over $10.3

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As the home of some of the biggest names in technology, it’s no surprise that California’s legislators are especially concerned about cybersecurity. Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) should grant users access to all legal content and apps equally. California Consumer Privacy Act.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

In the wake of a leaked draft of the decision, Federal legislators introduced a new, targeted data privacy bill to protect reproductive health data. Immediately following the decision, countless individuals dropped their current period-tracking apps in search for another app that would promise to better protect their data.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 31, 2018

At least now most websites disclose what they’re up to and ask for your consent – compliments of the new EU General Data Privacy Regulation. After all, Google helped to standardize the technologies and languages of the web. It happens to you all the time. On paper, this makes good sense.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Business media assets have become exceptionally valuable intellectual property for brands in recent years. Data breaches that compromise proprietary media content can be financially frustrating at best, and completely shatter an organization's reputation at worst. What are digital media assets?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Apple was notified earlier this month by researchers with Citizen Lab – an internet security watchdog group based at the University of Toronto – that a zero-day vulnerability in its iOS 14.8 Their proactive statements about the Citizen Lab is just another attempt at maintaining this narrative in the media. and iPadOS 14.8

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Much like a file folder on your computer, buckets store data in place of on-location IT infrastructure. As cloud computing has become increasingly popular, bucket breaches have exposed millions of records to the public Internet. Also Read : Top Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) for 2021. In 2019, One GCP breach of 1.2

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

How residential proxies using real IPs from diverse locations enable businesses to gather comprehensive and accurate data from the web Since the adoption of the first digital tools and connection to the internet, the competitive business environment has revolutionized and transformed the ways modern companies conduct business operations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 24, 2023

The Rise of the Sovereign Cloud sparsh Thu, 05/25/2023 - 04:04 One of the big ironies about data on the internet is that once the goal of achieving a centreless web of data communication (the internet itself) had been developed and built out, the next area of focus became how to draw borders around it.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

NCSC warned UK Smart Cities will be highly targeted by hackers, and as such, councils need to ensure they are properly prepared as they rollout increasingly connected and technology-reliant infrastructure. Virgin Media Super Hub and Super Hub 2. The Role of Translation in Cyber Security and Data Privacy.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The Center for Cyber Safety and Education Julie Peeler Franz "Do It for The Children" Volunteer Award recognizes an individual who has significantly contributed to the betterment of internet safety. Santos is the Vice President of Communications at BAE Systems, a global leader in defense technology and systems integration for the U.S.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., According to thought leaders, the compromise of video data could result in intellectual property theft, physical security threats, privacy violations, extortion and perhaps regulatory punishment.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

No one stops the tech giants, media conglomerates and online advertisers from intensively monetizing consumers’ online behaviors, largely without meaningful disclosure. In another case, a device management tool was deployed in a hospital and used the WiFi network to insure data privacy, as it provisioned connected devices.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2023

Web domains, social media profiles, business collaboration software platforms, or email accounts are all a part of your organization’s external attack surface because they all potentially serve as a point of access that threat actors can exploit to cause a breach or gain access to sensitive data.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 29, 2020

Apple and Google are partnering up to bring technology to bear on COVID-19 contact tracing efforts. The tech giants are laudably putting aside any competitive urgings to co-develop a solution that combines mobile operating system, Bluetooth and GPS technologies to help us all get past the burgeoning health crisis. I’ll keep watch.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Forcepoint has added to its CASB offerings with technology acquisitions from Imperva and Bitglass. iboss’s CASB offerings are particularly useful for social media and Google and Microsoft cloud applications. Ensure enterprise data transfers remain in native cloud accounts and are protected at rest. Forcepoint Features.

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Responsible Cyber

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This year’s CYBERSEC leitmotif – “Together Against Adversarial Internet” and the mission of the forum will enhance cooperation of like-minded countries to secure digital transformation. Finally there’s the Defence Stream focusing on the technological developments of the military sector and its implications for international security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Companies are fundamentally reshaping their businesses and taking advantage of digital technologies like cloud, mobile, social media, and the Internet of Things to transform the experience their customers receive, create innovative new business models, and find ways to realize new efficiencies and reduce their operating costs.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

These include the adoption of hyper automation and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven decision making, where organisations will increasingly use automation technologies and artificial intelligence to streamline processes and enhance efficiency. which already account for 73% of Internet traffic will surge.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On the privacy front, California beefed up its consumer data privacy regulations even as Facebook and Apple publicly feuded over how each of these tech giants abuse of consumer privacy and loosey handle sensitive data. Chris Olson , CEO, The Media Trust. More than two dozen experts participated.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Cloud does not mean – “immune to any data loss” Cloud is simply a service or storage location that is provided by a public cloud vendor that allows organizations to have access to those services via the Internet, and store data in infrastructure provided by such vendors.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2022

Carr cited several incidents as evidence that TikTok has been dodgy about its data collection practices. When asked about the inaccuracies in Carr’s claims, Beckerman responded: “He’s mentioning we’re collecting browser history, like we’re tracking you across the internet. That’s simply false.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Governor Mike Parson (R-MO) and his office are likely seeing a huge outpouring of letters, emails, phone calls, and certainly social media comments in this latest controversial matter related to cybersecurity. Journalists responsibly sounding an alarm on data privacy is not criminal hacking. moleg [link] — Rep. October 14, 2021.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 4, 2023

.” The content of the ad isn’t especially novel—a dystopian vision of America under a second term with President Joe Biden—but the deliberate emphasis on the technology used to create it stands out: It’s a “ Daisy ” moment for the 2020s. We should expect more of this kind of thing.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In the end, all the effective ones would destroy the free Internet as we know it. At best, the TikTok ban considered by Congress would be ineffective; at worst, a ban would force us to either adopt China’s censorship technology or create our own equivalent. Today, data surveillance is the business model of the Internet.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 29, 2022

As I immersed myself in foreign concepts around the information security industry, marketing, and business practices at scale, I grew to appreciate not just the technology we were building at Duo, but the people who built it, the diverse audiences that we addressed, and the unique problems-to-solve around security at large.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Related: How a Russian social media app is radicalizing disaffected youth. Vastly improving the secure development and distribution of mobile apps is something the technology and cybersecurity communities are going to have to address, hopefully sooner rather than later. LW: Why is enforcing HTTPS connections important?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 29, 2024

And then the internet came along and made that a whole lot easier. Now, we moved into a world of automatic mass surveillance with the rise of the internet and the rise of cheap data storage and processing. So, I think you are going to see some use of these technologies by people who are not traditionally powerful.

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