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SoniTalk
SoniTalk: A new method for near-field communication

The technology is available for free and – contrary to similar technologies – focuses on security and data protection. In this way, SoniTalk leaves it up to the …

Gift
As the online shopping season begins, consumers worry about cybercrime

A majority of U.S. consumers plan to do most of their holiday shopping online for the first time ever, yet a survey from F-Secure finds that most internet users remain …

risk
The overlooked part of an infosec strategy: Cyber insurance underwriting

When a data breach or cyber attack hits the headlines one of the last things businesses are likely to consider is how cyber insurance could helped. Outside of a general …

Fire
CVE gap widens: 16,738 vulnerabilities disclosed during the first nine months of 2019

Risk Based Security’s VulnDB team aggregated 16,738 newly-disclosed vulnerabilities during the first three quarters of 2019 which surpassed CVE/NVD by 5,970 during the same …

read
Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020

The Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE), a partnership between global technology, communications, and internet companies supported by USTelecom—The Broadband …

Pay
Merchants must find ways to balance security with a seamless customer experience

69% of U.S. merchants reported that significant amount of company time and expense is dedicated to dealing with payment fraud, in a survey by American Express. Balance …

Car
Smart car security: Good practices to improve car safety

The automotive industry is undergoing an evolution towards connected and autonomous vehicles. Increasingly smart cars include added features that enhance users’ experience or …

identity theft
Growing complexity is driving operational changes to privacy programs

A majority of companies are adopting a single global data protection strategy to manage evolving privacy programs, and that managing the expanding ecosystem of third parties …

user
Developers worry about security, still half of teams lack an expert

While nearly 75% of developers worry about the security of their applications and 85% rank security as very important in the coding and development process, nearly half of …

shopping
Cybercriminals targeting e-commerce website vulnerabilities this holiday season

Expect unprecedented levels of online data theft this holiday season due to a lack of deployed client-side security measures. Disturbing lack of security measures Tala …

future
Data security and automation top IT projects for 2020, AI not a priority

Data security and automation are the top IT projects for 2020, while artificial intelligence projects are not in the top 10 for IT professionals, according to Netwrix. The …

cloud
Week in review: Public cloud performance, new G Suite security options, how to build a successful SOC?

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and podcasts: Women in cybersecurity can benefit from taking inventory of their personal …

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