Largest Belgian telecom breached by the NSA?
Belgacom, primarily state owned and the largest telecom in Belgium, has announced that its internal IT systems have been breached and compromised with malware by an …
Proof-based system to secure the car
The digital systems in today’s connected car, including engine, infotainment and telematics systems, provide communications, numerous conveniences, information, safety, …
Medical identity theft affects 1.84 million U.S. victims
Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft conducted …
Safeguard your info and monitor Facebook activity with BullGuard Identity Protection
BullGuard released BullGuard Identity Protection, a new suite of security tools designed to guard against the growing number of threats that target internet and social media …
NSA says illegal data collection was caused by too complex tech
NSA’s repeated claims about having its surveillance apparatus under control have taken another hit after the agency has been legally forced to publish a huge batch of …
EU debates NSA surveillance impact and media freedom
The impact of US National Security Agency and other surveillance programs on EU citizens’ privacy and media freedom and the lack of democratic oversight of these …
Facebook privacy application manages who sees your posts
AVG announced its first privacy app built on the Facebook API, AVG CrowdControl. The app allows users to manage who sees their default posts for improved privacy without …
EU politicians want to suspend banking data-sharing program
Following the claims that the NSA has spied on the Belgian-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) – the organization that provides the …
With crypto being insecure, whom do you trust?
Last week’s revelation that the NSA has for years now concentrated on subverting the encryption that protects commerce and banking transactions, sensitive data, e-mails, …
NSA’s quest to subvert encryption, install backdoors
Journalists from the NYT and ProPublica have joined efforts and have published the most explosive article to date dealing with revelations about NSA spying efforts. Backed by …
Is mobile privacy a bigger concern than a phone’s brand?
A new Harris Interactive study provides a valuable barometer on current consumer perceptions and mobile privacy trends by examining issues, such as data collection, …
AVG launches its 2014 product line
AVG launched its 2014 product portfolio. Spanning all the most popular operating systems and devices, the line-up is designed to help consumers and business owners secure, …