privacy

1.3 million people will be notified that hackers gained entry to a State of Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) computer server, state …

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 42 has been released today. Table of contents: Six …

Software developer Vijay Pandurangan has demonstrated that sometimes data anonymizing efforts made by governments and businesses are worryingly inadequate, as he managed to …

A global fraud study of more than 6,100 consumers across 20 countries revealed that one in four consumers is a victim of card fraud in the last five years. The study, …

Over 30,000 servers with Supermicro baseboard management controllers (BMCs) on their motherboards are offering up administrator passwords to anyone who knowns where to look, …

A successful legal challenge has forced the UK’s top counter-terrorism official to reveal the (until now) secret government policy that allows the GCHQ to intercept …

According to a new study by Edelman, among major technology policy issues, security and privacy of personal data was overwhelmingly the largest concern for consumers, ranking …

Microsoft has announced several changes to its Microsoft Services Agreement (MSA), and the most important one is that they have now put in writing that they are not using …

Spanning 15 countries and 15,000 consumers, the the EMC Privacy Index reveals consumers hold viewpoints on privacy that vary widely by geography and the type of activity …

The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) announced today the results of its 2014 Online Trust Audit. Out of nearly 800 top consumer websites evaluated, 30.2 percent made the Honor …

Microsoft is battling a search warrant that could have a great impact on the future of US tech companies in the global market. Late last year, a federal magistrate judge in …

The next major release of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system will include an important change: when local wireless networks scan for devices in range, devices running …