data security
London economy hit hard by security breaches
A new report by the Conservative members on the London Assembly, which help scrutinise the work of the Mayor of London, estimates that in 2015 in London 329,515 organizations …
There’s a way to use encrypted data without knowing what it holds
Microsoft researchers have devised a way for third parties to make use the vast amount of encrypted data stored in the cloud by companies and individuals, without them …
Windows 10 Anniversary Update brings security improvements
Microsoft has scheduled the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Update for August 2. Aside from new and/or improved tools to aid with productivity, gaming, device set-up, and a …
Review: GuardKey
Over the years, we’ve covered many encrypted USB dongles on Help Net Security. All of them provide high security for your data, encrypted and stored on the dongle …
Review: The Architecture of Privacy
About the authors Courtney Bowman has been working in the data analytics space for the last decade. He joined Palantir Technologies in 2010 as an in-house Privacy and Civil …
The fragile security of the mobile ecosystem
Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have become indispensable in our daily lives. In fact, in Q4 2015, smartphones accounted for around 75 percent of all mobile …
PCI DSS 3.2 is out: What’s new?
The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has published the latest version of PCI DSS, the information security standard for organizations that handle customer …
Presidential primary election apps may expose sensitive data
Did you know that there are over 1,200 Android apps, both official and unofficial, that help voters keep track of the happenings in the US presidential primary? Better yet, …
Healthcare industry has an alarming mobile security gap
The healthcare industry is massively adopting smart mobile devices, but still moves very slowly when it comes to implementing cyber security measures to protect those devices. …
Panama Papers breach was the result of lax security practices?
News items based on the so-called “Panama Papers,” a set of 11.5 million documents leaked from the networks of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca, keep popping …
Who owns corporate data? Employees think they can just take it
A third of all employees believe they own – or share ownership of – the corporate data they work on, with half thinking they can take the data with them when they …
Companies still lack adequate data privacy tools
93 percent of IT professionals agree that customer data privacy concerns are a critical issue at the C-level. Yet, only 9 percent percent believe current privacy and consent …