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Do your infosec habits make you vulnerable to fraud?

A third of Americans have been a victim of information fraud or identity theft. Despite notable data breaches in 2019, when asked if they update or change passwords/PINs after …

Microsoft cloud
Microsoft to honor California’s digital privacy law all through the U.S.

In the absence of a federal digital privacy law, Microsoft has decided to comply with the requirements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) throughout the U.S. The CCPA …

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Global internet freedom declines for the ninth consecutive year

Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, tilting the technology toward digital authoritarianism. As …

Apple privacy
Apple details new Safari, Location Services, Sign in with Apple privacy features

Apple has updated its privacy pages on Wednesday and shared three new white papers and tech briefs on how Safari, Location Services, and Sign in with Apple protect user …

Cybersecurity risk management
Companies should disclose cybersecurity risk management efforts

Research finds that when one company experiences a cybersecurity breach, other companies in the same field also become less attractive to investors. However, companies that …

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UniCredit says personal data of 3 million customers was compromised

Italian global banking and financial services giant UniCredit has announced that its cybersecurity team has identified “a data incident” that resulted in the …

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Could lighting your home open up your personal information to hackers?

Earlier this year Amazon’s Echo made global headlines when it was reported that consumers’ conversations were recorded and heard by thousands of employees. Now …

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Rapid SaaS adoption compounds visibility concerns

The stakes are higher than ever to ensure that their organizations are protected from a security and compliance perspective, but new survey data from Blissfully shows that IT …

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Firefox 70 lets users track online trackers

Mozilla has released Firefox 70.0, which delivers performance and power consumption improvements, helpful browser features, new options for developers and, most prominently, …

A data breach could be game over for a brand

Data security is a legitimate worry for today’s consumers around the world, Ping Identity survey reveals. Approximately one half (49%) of respondents report that they are more …

The Great Hack
Review: The Great Hack

Data is the most valuable asset/resource on Earth. Still, we have little or no control over who is exploiting ours without our consent. That is what the authors, Jehane …

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Key challenges impacting IT audit pros navigating an evolving risk landscape

Protiviti and ISACA surveyed 2,252 chief audit executives (CAEs), internal audit professionals and IT audit vice presidents and directors worldwide. Asked to identify their …

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