Month: July 2018
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A Seismic Shift: What California’s New Privacy Law Means for Cybersecurity
Like the GDPR before it, the CCPA is getting a lot of attention because of the rights California residents will have to access data held by …
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Small and Mid-Size Businesses Need to Focus on Cybersecurity
There seems to be a constant supply of news stories involving high-profile, high-impact criminal cyber activity. More often than not, the …
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The Plight of the Password
Passwords provide a false sense of security for both users and the companies who demand them. The password requirement to protect the user …
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Former Brownsville Fire Chief Faces Breach Charges
In addition to the charges of theft by a public servant and misapplication of fiduciary property, former Brownsville, Texas, fire chief …
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Upcoming Virtual Event on Blockchain: hack.summit(“blockchain”)
Want to learn more about blockchain? Want to engage with leading blockchain technical leaders who have worked on projects like ZCash, …
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Whistleblower: Warrior, Saboteur or Snitch?
Government Accountability Project (GAP) legal director Tom Devine states, “there are two broad principles. First and foremost, be true to …
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Google responds to Gmail privacy concerns
Outside developers may be able to access the contents of your Gmail accounts, but Google says it is nothing to worry about. The Wall Street …
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Hackers Made a Gun That Can be Fired with a Raised Eyebrow
Over the last four years, a small group of assistive technology hackers have been developing a remote-controlled gun that can be fired …
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Trend Micro CSO Explains the Risks of Digital Extortion
After a 20-year career in the U.S Secret Service, Ed Cabrera joined Trend Micro in 2015, where he is now the Chief Cybersecurity Officer, …
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DHS touts tech it funded to block mobile phishing
A Department of Homeland Security-funded product designed to better protect mobile-phone users from phishing is becoming available to …
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UK Banks Must Produce Backup Plans for Cyberattacks
The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority have given UK financial services firms three months to produce backup plans explaining …
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EU parliament calls for Privacy Shield to be pulled until US complies
the definition of ‘targets’, on the ‘tasking of selectors’ and on the concrete process of applying the selectors in the context of …
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