Cloud Security Alliance Forms Big Data Working Group
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Fujitsu Laboratories of America announced launch of the Big Data Working Group which will take industry ownership in addressing the need …
Sensitive data protection with A+ Folder Locker
Giant Matrix released A+ Folder Locker, its new product for sensitive data protection. Thanks to advanced encryption algorithms and multi-level security, it guarantees that …
Hackers allegedly breached Saudi Aramco again
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia and the biggest oil company in the world, has issued a statement announcing that it has restored all its main internal …
What keeps information security leaders awake at night
In this interview, Herbert ‘Hugh’ Thompson, Program Committee Chair for RSA Conferences and Chief Security Strategist at People Security, talks about challenges …
Dropbox introduces 2-factor authentication
Early this month, popular file hosting service Dropbox confirmed an internal breach the resulted in its European users receiving spam advertising gambling websites, and …
Google instituting internal Privacy Red Team
Google is looking for a Data Privacy Engineer to be part of an internal team whose goal will be to find – and remove – privacy risks in the company’s many …
McAfee Mobile Security gets additional privacy features
McAfee announced enhancements to its McAfee Mobile Security software, providing Android smartphone and tablet owners with additional privacy features that help them ensure …
FTC to investigate websites allegedly collecting data from children
As the years roll by, Internet users are getting more aware of the need to actively protect their privacy. But there is one group of people that is overwhelmingly unaware of …
AMD attackers continue hacking spree, target Phillips
The R00tbeer Security Team hacking collective is hell-bent on making a name for themselves on the Internet. Following the hack of AMD’s official blog and discussion …
65% of companies expose personally identifiable information
More than 65 percent of businesses don’t protect their customers’ private data from unauthorized employees and consultants, according to a survey of hundreds of IT …
AMD’s blog hacked, user data leaked
The official blog of microprocessor manufacturer AMD has been hacked by a group of relative newcomers to the hacking scene that go by the name of r00tBeer. The main page of …
OkayFreedom: VPN solution for private surfing
Steganos Software announced OkayFreedom, a VPN service enabling Internet users to privately and securely surf all Web content, regardless of their location. Designed for …