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The right to be forgotten: Between expectations and practice

The right to be forgotten is one of the elements of the new proposed regulation on data protection of the European Commission. The right allows people to ask for digitally …

Google Chrome App grabs identities, forges blogs in victims’ name to promote scam

A Google Chrome app that promises to change the color of Facebook accounts instead nabs authentication cookies and generates dozens of blogs registered to the victims’ …

Video: Incident response and cloud computing

Moving into a cloud environment can bring many advantages to organizations in terms of flexibility, scalability and other benefits. However, it also brings a number of …

81% don’t trust cloud security

81 percent of IT professionals express security concerns when moving data to the cloud, according to a recent survey by GreenSQL. The survey focused on one question: …

Blackhole exploits lead a black month for malware

In October, GFI Software threat researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits disguised as Windows licenses (just prior to the release of Windows 8), Facebook …

How teens hide their online activity

A European survey commissioned by McAfee has revealed an alarming disconnect between what teens are getting up to online, and what parents are aware of. Many UK teens are …

Generation Tech: Gifted but a long way from bad

They have been described as technology’s Generation Y or Generation Tech: an undisciplined, impulsive, entitled horde of twenty-something workers, seen as one of the …

Half of business information resides outside the firewall

Symantec launched its first Digital Information Index highlighting the significant impact that cloud computing and mobility are having on businesses today. There are benefits …

ForgeRock launches open source stack to secure applications and services

ForgeRock announced availability of an open source stack to secure applications and services across enterprise, cloud, social and mobile environments. With more than 250K …

IRISSCERT warns Irish businesses on key cybercrime threats

IRISSCERT is to hold its fourth annual cybercrime conference this coming Thursday the 22nd of November where they will highlight key trends and issues that businesses in …

Week in review: Staying safe on Cyber Monday, Skype fixes account hijacking vulnerability, Adobe admits breach

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: One in four users at risk due to outdated browsers Nearly a quarter of users …

Over 10,000 identity fraud rings active in the U.S.

There are more than 10,000 identity fraud rings in the U.S. according to a new study released today by ID Analytics’ ID:A Labs. An identity fraud ring is a group of …

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