What’s going on with the Cybersecurity Act of 2012?
This week we have witnessed a heated debate between US Senators who showed opposite opinions on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, a bill aimed at regulating a number of important …
Location tracking becomes more attractive
In a GFI Software survey of more than 1,000 U.S. respondents, 12% say they would use location tracking to monitor their spouse’s whereabouts, while 31% of respondents …
8.2 million Gamigo passwords leaked
When German gaming website Gamigo was breached in February this year, they reacted by sharing the fact with their users, warning that user information such as usernames and …
Record number of phishing websites in the wild
The number of brands targeting by phishing attacks sustained an all-time high of 382 in February and March, while cybercrime gangs deployed a record number of phishing …
67,000 phones to be lost or stolen during the Olympics
Numbers of smartphones and other portable networked devices have exploded over the past few years. As a result, this year’s Games will see the largest-ever risk of …
Dropbox says there is no evidence of breach, continues investigating
Last week European Dropbox users began receiving spam emails advertising gambling websites, and given that many of them received it on unique email address created for the …
2.4 million Ontario voters’ private info compromised
Elections Ontario, an agency tasked with the organization and conduct of general elections and by-elections in Canada’s Ontario region, is warning voters about the loss …
Privacy commitment key to selection of cloud providers
Attracted by the opportunity to improve efficiency while cutting IT costs, SMBs are adopting cloud computing, yet they continue to express concerns about privacy in the cloud, …
BYOD governance, security and privacy issues
Even IT professionals tasked with securing corporate data would be concerned about the privacy of their personal information if mobile device management (MDM) software were …
Compromised online accounts for sale
The recently unearthed website of a service specializing in selling access to compromised email and social networking accounts of Russian and Ukrainian users offers a …
D-Link releases Cloud Camera 5000 with pan and tilt
D-Link announced its D-Link Cloud Camera 5000 (DCS-5222L), which offers a round-the-clock surveillance solution with 720p HD recording, smooth pan/tilt and digital zoom …
Anonymous hacks oil giants, leaks employees’ passwords
In support of Greenpeace’s efforts to stop companies drilling for oil in the Arctic, Anonymous has leaked around 1,000 email addresses belonging to five of the biggest …