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Which video call apps should you use if you care about privacy?
To help individuals and organizations choose video call apps that suit their needs and their risk appetite, Mozilla has released a new “Privacy Not Included” …
Privacy pros expecting an increase in privacy rights requests as a result of COVID-19
92% of companies are concerned about new consumer rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with 51% believing this is the hardest part of CCPA compliance and …
Video conferencing for teams and consumers: What is the right choice for you?
Though some claim that this forced “work from home” situation has shown that many of the discussions that previously required office meetings can actually be …
Zoom pledges to find, fix security and privacy issues
Since the advent of Covid-19, remote conferencing tools have been a lifesaver for all those stuck at home, forced to work and socialize online. Zoom, in particular, has …
Remote work and web conferencing: Security and privacy considerations
As more and more people remain at home and work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them have been forced to use one or many video and audio conferencing …
IRS scams during tax season target unsuspecting consumers
Scam robocalls and phishing emails disguised as banks continue to trick consumers to put their personal information at risk, and tax season is no exception. Increase in …
Worldwide ICT spending forecast to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020
Worldwide spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.6% over 2019, according to IDC. Commercial …
Employees aware of privacy risks, but unsure of how they affect the workplace
62 percent of employees are unsure if their organization has to comply with the recently-enacted CCPA, which gives California residents enhanced consumer data privacy rights, …
Windows 7 is reaching end-of-extended-support, what to do?
Windows 7, released in October 2009, was one of Microsoft’s big successes. Ten years later and despite its end-of-extended-support deadline being imminent (January 14, …
What are the qualities of a good digital identity management program?
Growing consumer expectations, the breakdown of traditional “walls” and emerging technologies are making it hard for organizations to devise a successful digital identity …
Nearly half of consumers worry about being tricked by fraudsters this holiday season
There has been a 29% increase in suspected online retail fraud during the start of the 2019 holiday shopping season compared to the same period in 2018, and a 60% increase in …
As the online shopping season begins, consumers worry about cybercrime
A majority of U.S. consumers plan to do most of their holiday shopping online for the first time ever, yet a survey from F-Secure finds that most internet users remain …