Wearable technology privacy and security issues
In this interview, Dominic Storey, EMEA Technical Director at Cisco, talks about the security attacks wearable devices are susceptible to at the moment, how security should be …
US DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cell phone search
“Kill switches” for mobile phones seems like a great idea for discouraging rampant mobile phone theft going on in the US. As a matter of fact, a bill introduced to …
IoT is inevitable, but security and privacy is a top concern
The Internet of Things – everyday objects connected to the Web – currently seems like an inescapable future. There is a market for such things and devices, but …
Iowa State University servers breached, made to mine Bitcoins
Iowa State University has revealed yesterday that five of its departmental servers on campus have been hacked, and that Social Security numbers of nearly 30,000 of its past …
Researcher proposes alert tool for managing online privacy risks
As more and more of our daily life happens online, the issue of online privacy should be of prime importance to each of us. Unfortunately, it’s not. Most users are not …
Secure email service Lavaboom launches
Lavaboom, a German secure email service that aims to provide users with the most secure email account they will ever own (their words), will go into private beta around …
Hackers steal info of 480,000 people interested in cosmetic surgery
Hackers have targeted Harley Medical Group, one of the leading cosmetic surgery provider in the UK, and have apparently made off with personal information entered into the …
Hardware manufacturer LaCie suffered year-long data breach
French computer storage hardware manufacturer LaCie has suffered a data breach that affected a yet unconfirmed number of their customers. “On March 19, 2014, the FBI …
Growing concerns over data privacy
Almost nine in ten (88%) US consumers are at least “a little” concerned about the privacy of their personal data, according to GfK. One in three consumers also …
NSA subverted EU privacy laws, spied on human rights orgs
In a testimony delivered by video-link from Moscow, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed to EU parliamentarians that the US NSA is actively spying on human rights …
Breaches expose 552 million identities in 2013
After lurking in the shadows for the first ten months of 2013, cybercriminals unleashed the most damaging series of cyberattacks in history. Symantec’s Internet Security …
Highest EU court rejects EU-wide Data Retention Directive
It’s a good thing that the European Union is working on a new Data Retention Directive, as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on Tuesday that the one issued …