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Smartphone spying: How can users protect themselves?
Smartphone users need to realise that their mobile phone is less of a phone and more of a mobile computer, in which applications can collect data from other applications …
Consumers care more about business data collection than government surveillance
TRUSTe released its latest U.S. Consumer Confidence Index, which shows that a high proportion of U.S. adults aged 18 and older are worried about their privacy online, online …
IT underestimates cloud app usage by 90%
Cloud app adoption continues to spread across virtually every business function, from marketing to human resources. However, while enterprise app use continues to grow, …
Who should be responsible for protecting your online privacy?
Just in time for Data Privacy Day, Microsoft has released the results of a survey that shows the privacy attitudes of technology savvy individuals in the US and four European …
Blackholing effect reduces cyber attack risk to regulated data
FireHost announced trends for the attacks it blocked from its clients’ web applications in Q4 2013. Security experts have noted that the company’s most recent …
Empowering users to make informed decisions on the value of sensitive data
Awareness days are a great way to raise the profile of important issues that might otherwise go unnoticed and Data Privacy Day is no different. Held annually on January 28, …
DDoS attacks become smarter, faster and more severe
DDoS attacks will continue to be a serious issue in 2014 – as attackers become more agile and their tools become more sophisticated, according to Radware. Their report …
Improving trust in web services
The EU’s cyber security Agency, ENISA, is publishing a series of new studies about the current security practices of Trust Service Providers (TSPs) and recommendations …
Feds arrest Bitcoin Foundation vice chairman and Bitcoin exchanger
The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of and the unsealing of criminal charges in Manhattan federal court against Robert Faiella (also known as …
Operators of email hacking websites arrested in US, China, Romania
As part of an international law enforcement operation involving Romania, India, and China, US federal prosecutors have charged two operators of a United States-based email …
Feds take over online counterfeit card webshop, arrest its operators
Three men who allegedly ran a one-stop online shop selling counterfeit credit cards and holographic overlays to be used by criminals to make fake identifications, face federal …
Which e-commerce sites do more to protect your password?
Consumers increasingly share their personal data, including payment information, with a growing number of e-retailers. The keys that protect their personal data are the …
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