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Data collection balancing act: Privacy, trust and consumer convenience

With the advent of laws like the EU’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, which are sure to be portents of things to come (i.e., more and better data privacy legislation), …

Google
How Google applies Europe’s Right to Be Forgotten

Five years ago, after a landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Google began receiving, evaluating and acting upon requests to delist certain URLs …

Windows 7
Windows 7 is reaching end-of-extended-support, what to do?

Windows 7, released in October 2009, was one of Microsoft’s big successes. Ten years later and despite its end-of-extended-support deadline being imminent (January 14, …

KeyWe
Unpatchable KeyWe smart lock can be easily picked

A design flaw in the KeyWe smart lock (GKW-2000D), which is mostly used for remote-controlled entry to private residences, can be exploited by attackers to gain access to the …

patch
December 2019 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes one actively exploited zero-day

For December 2019 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft and Adobe have released the final scheduled security updates for this year, Intel has fixed Plundervolt, and Google has delivered …

Phishing
Microsoft demystifies email attack campaigns targeting organizations

Email is attackers’ preferred method for gaining a foothold into organizations. Campaign views, a new type of report available to some Microsoft enterprise customers, …

Microsoft impersonate
Compromised passwords used on 44 million Microsoft accounts

44 million Microsoft Azure AD and Microsoft Services accounts were vulnerable to account hijacking due to use of compromised passwords, Microsoft has shared. The discovery was …

G Suite
G Suite admins get restricted security code option

Earlier this year, Google provided G Suite admins and users with a new 2FA option: one-time security codes based on security keys. Now it offers an new option to make them …

CrackQ
CrackQ: Efficient password cracking for pentesters and red teamers

CrackQ employs automation to make password cracking a faster and more efficient undertaking for pentesters and red teamers. CrackQ dashboard “Regular security testing is …

strandhogg
Crooks are exploiting unpatched Android flaw to drain users’ bank accounts

Hackers are actively exploiting StrandHogg, a newly revealed Android vulnerability, to steal users’ mobile banking credentials and empty their accounts, a Norwegian app …

How are enterprises coping with the security challenges brought on by digital transformation initiatives?

451 Research has polled IT decision makers at 400 larger companies about the current state of cybersecurity in their organizations, the security initiatives they have planned, …

5G
5G IoT security: Opportunity comes with risks

Slowly but surely, 5G digital cellular networks are being set up around the world. It will take years for widespread coverage and use to be achieved, so what better time than …

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