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Is your smartphone pushing you to overshare?
The device people use to communicate online – a smartphone, desktop, or tablet – can affect the extent to which they are willing to overshare intimate or personal …
Online learning surges as people look for ways to be productive at home
People around the world are learning how to work from home and stay productive in response to COVID-19, Udemy reveals. As remote working becomes the new normal, the findings …
CCPA privacy requests cost business up to $275k per million consumer records
Organizations who plan on manually processing CCPA data subject requests (DSRs) or data subject access requests will spend between $140k – $275k per million consumer …
Consumers will opt for competitors after a single ransomware-related service disruption
While most consumers are taking necessary security precautions to protect their online accounts, businesses may not be doing enough to protect their information – …
445 million attacks detected since the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 wreaks havoc
In the first quarter of 2020, the Arkose Labs network recorded the highest attack rate ever seen. 26.5% of all transactions were fraud and abuse attempts, which is a 20% …
Which video call apps should you use if you care about privacy?
To help individuals and organizations choose video call apps that suit their needs and their risk appetite, Mozilla has released a new “Privacy Not Included” …
Privacy pros expecting an increase in privacy rights requests as a result of COVID-19
92% of companies are concerned about new consumer rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with 51% believing this is the hardest part of CCPA compliance and …
Video conferencing for teams and consumers: What is the right choice for you?
Though some claim that this forced “work from home” situation has shown that many of the discussions that previously required office meetings can actually be …
Zoom pledges to find, fix security and privacy issues
Since the advent of Covid-19, remote conferencing tools have been a lifesaver for all those stuck at home, forced to work and socialize online. Zoom, in particular, has …
Remote work and web conferencing: Security and privacy considerations
As more and more people remain at home and work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them have been forced to use one or many video and audio conferencing …
IRS scams during tax season target unsuspecting consumers
Scam robocalls and phishing emails disguised as banks continue to trick consumers to put their personal information at risk, and tax season is no exception. Increase in …
Worldwide ICT spending forecast to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020
Worldwide spending on information and communications technology (ICT) is forecast to reach $4.3 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.6% over 2019, according to IDC. Commercial …