New users flock to ProtonMail in wake of Trump’s victory
Following Donald Trump’s victory in the latest US presidential election, many people begun to worry about the surveillance capabilities that will now effectively be left …
Compromised: 339 million AdultFriendFinder users
Friend Finder Networks, the company that operates sites like Adultfriendfinder.com (“World’s largest sex & swinger community”), and Cams.com …
Consumer and business perspectives on IoT, augmented reality risks
As every business becomes a digital business, the spread of technology such as augmented reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices can add significant business value …
Are you ready for the EU GDPR?
Current application test data management practices are not adequate to meet the compliance requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to CA …
Millions of job seekers’ info exposed via easily accessible database backups
A data leak has exposed sensitive information about millions of job seekers that used global recruitment firm Michael Page. The leak has once again been revealed to the …
GDPR privacy, preparations and understanding
A new GDPR privacy benchmarking study by IAPP and TRUSTe provides insight into how companies are preparing for the sweeping changes to privacy laws under the EU General Data …
Tesco Bank hack shows that attackers continue to follow easy money
What happens when nearly 9,000 accounts at a financial institution experience fraudulent activity and clients have nearly £2.5 million stolen? People notice. The bank notices …
Signal Protocol’s crypto core has no major flaws, researchers find
A group of computer science and cryptography professors and doctoral students has effected a security analysis of the secure messaging Signal Protocol – specifically, of …
Firefox to prevent sites from tracking users by checking their battery status
Version 52 of the popular Firefox browser will no longer allow websites to access the Battery Status API and the information it can provide about the visitor’s device. …
When smartphone upgrades go wrong
As the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear around the world, industry analysts predict low prices, discounts and promotions will entice shoppers to buy the latest …
Australian blood donors’ info found leaking from insecure server
Personal information of some 550,000 Australian blood donors has been sitting exposed on a web developer’s server and has been downloaded by a person who effectively …
New FCC privacy rules protect broadband users
The Federal Communications Commission today adopted rules that require broadband ISPs to protect the privacy of their customers. The rules ensure broadband customers have …