Lookout for iPhone
One of the recent issues of Forbes magazine featured a three-page story on Lookout Inc., the company that, according to the article, has been able to trounce …
My very own personal privacy training
I remember a time – and it wasn’t even that long ago – when the government, companies and organizations weren’t this hell-bent on collecting citizen, …
The War Z taken offline following forum, database hack
Players of The War Z, a first-person zombie survival game, have been notified of a breach of the developer’s (Hammerpoint Interactive) forum and game databases and the …
The security risks of using Wi-Fi on the Tube
The arrival of widespread public Wi-Fi access across London Underground has been broadly welcomed by the general public, particularly those with smartphones and tablets who …
Aggressive Android adware and malware on the rise
With adware gleaning more user data from people devices than they would normally need too and developers bundle more than one adware framework into their apps, user privacy is …
Firefox enhances private browsing
Mozilla released Firefox 20 that fixes several security and stability issues. Included in the update are eleven critical security updates. Firefox includes a new enhancement …
Microsoft releases privacy and security guide for policy makers
Microsoft released the third volume of its popular policymaker booklet, Building Global Trust Online, which includes considerations and guidance for a number of new …
A look at how consumers safeguard their devices
While consumers who have lost a smartphone or had one stolen in the past are significantly more likely to be taking basic protective measures with their current device, nearly …
Thousands of Amazon S3 buckets left open exposing private data
Cloud hosting and cloud storage is all the rage, but there are still some common pitfalls that many organizations overlook. In this article I will walk through an issue that …
New IronKey secure USB flash and hard drives
Imation expanded the IronKey secure USB product line with new hardware encrypted flash and external hard disk drives. The IronKey D80 flash drives and H80 hard drives enable …
Privacy-enhanced identity and authentication platform
SecureKey announced its cloud-based briidge.net identity and authentication platform – a solution that enables people to use devices and credentials they already have to …
PrivacyScan expands cleaning support for Internet and desktop apps
PrivacyScan 1.2 is now available in the Mac App Store with updated privacy cleaning features and support. PrivacyScan protects online and offline privacy by shredding files …
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