Best practices from healthcare and compliance experts
Data breaches in healthcare are raising alarm. Nearly 20 million patient health records have been compromised in the past two years, according to the U.S. Department of Health …
Steganos Privacy Suite 14 released
The newly released Steganos Privacy Suite 14 is designed for individuals who want privacy protection for their data and Internet activities – including on their …
Banker pleads guilty to sharing personal information of account-holders
LeRoy Brown, a former personal banker from Washington, D.C., pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role in an identity theft scheme involving $121,400 in …
CyanogenMod found logging Android unlock swipe gestures
CyanogenMod, one of the most popular modified Android firmware on the market, has been found containing code that logs the swipe gestures used by the users to unlock their …
Two analytics companies to settle charges for online user tracking
A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its web-tracking software that collected personal data …
Microsoft legalizes collection of user info from its free services
In a move that has not been noted by the great majority of Microsoft users, the Redmond giant has changed its Services Agreement on Friday in order to legalize the collection …
Data security and privacy stopping cloud implementations
Data security, privacy, residency, and compliance issues continue to hinder cloud adoption, with 66 percent of organizations reporting at least one cloud project that has been …
Tips for protecting your privacy
Every month more than 5,000 people take to Twitter to complain about how their mobile device has been snooped on or their visual privacy invaded. Who can’t resist …
Most people want control of information collected by data brokers
As Congress examines how data brokers collect, aggregate and share consumers’ personal information, a new survey by TrustedID shows that most people are confused about …
Whonix: Anonymous operating system
Whonix is an anonymous general purpose operating system based on Virtual Box, Ubuntu GNU/Linux and Tor. By Whonix design, IP and DNS leaks are impossible. Not even malware …
Universal Man in the Browser attack targets all websites
Trusteer have discovered a new Man in the Browser (MitB) scam that does not target specific websites, but instead collects data submitted to all websites without the need for …
Fake Apple Store discount card leads to identity theft
Bogus discount card offers purportedly coming from Apple and offering to recipients to buy a AU$100 worth in store credit for the small sum of AU$9 have recently been …