Malicious or criminal attacks accounted for nearly twice as many data breaches as those resulting from human error during the first quarter of 2019, according to the Notifiable Data Breaches Quarterly Statistics Report by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The report, published today, marks the start of Australia’s Privacy Awareness Week. “By understanding the
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If you haven’t given your online privacy much attention lately then things need to change. In our era of weekly data breaches, the ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’ excuse no longer cuts it. In my opinion, ensuring your privacy is protected online is probably more important than protecting your home and car! A sloppy approach
by Lisa Vaas The US thinks it knows who’s behind the vast breach that siphoned off 78.8 million customer and employee records from US health insurer Anthem between 2014 and 2015. On Thursday, the Justice Department unsealed an indictment against two people who prosecutors say are part of a sophisticated hacking group, based in China,
At the company’s I/O 2019 developer conference, Google has announced its plan to introduce two new privacy and security-oriented features in the upcoming versions of its Chrome web browser. In an attempt to allow users to block online tracking, Google has announced two new features—Improved SameSite Cookies and Fingerprinting Protection—that will be previewed by Google
Spotify is testing its own version of Stories — the sharing format popularized by social apps like Snapchat and Instagram and has since made its way to other apps like Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and others. In Spotify’s case, it’s not called “Stories” but rather “Storyline,” and the focus is on allowing artists to share their
Another day, another episode of Equity. This time it was an emergency episode, because Uber (finally) went public and a lot of financial folks were quite looking forward to how it would perform on opening day. Turns out it didn’t do so well. Kate and Alex had a lot of questions about why? Was it
Most organizations are falling behind when it comes to addressing the cybersecurity skills shortage, a new study found. And the effects of the shortage are worsening. In its third year, the study conducted by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) surveyed 267 cybersecurity professionals worldwide. The cybersecurity skills
A report published today by Advanced Intelligence revealed that three US-based antivirus software vendors have been breached, and a high-profile collective of Russian hackers is claiming responsibility. Using a credential-stuffing botnet, the known international cybercrime group has reportedly stolen more than 30 terabytes of data from the networks of three U.S.-based antivirus firms. Advanced Intelligence research
by Lisa Vaas The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is yet again beating the drum for the long-discussed, much-debated, when-in-the-world-will-this-happen national data privacy law, the lack of which keeps the country from parity with the EU and its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)… …or, for that matter, with the state of California, with its California’s
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for teachers and lifeguards. For everyone else (parents) we have a little prep work to do to make sure the summer doesn’t lull our kids into digital comas. Most of us have learned that given zero limits, kids will play video games, watch YouTube, send snaps,
A bug bounty hunter has discovered and publicly disclosed details of an unpatched browser address bar spoofing vulnerability that affects popular Chinese UC Browser and UC Browser Mini apps for Android. Developed by Alibaba-owned UCWeb, UC Browser is one of the most popular mobile browsers, specifically in China and India, with a massive user base
Choice for consumers compels fair treatment by corporations. When people can easily move to a competitor, it creates a natural market dynamic coercing a business to act right. When we can’t, other regulations just leave us trapped with a pig in a fresh coat of lipstick. That’s why as the FTC considers how many billions
Not everyone gets a second chance in Silicon Valley. Entrepreneur Hosain Rahman has been given many more than that. Though his last company, Jawbone, which produced wireless speakers and Bluetooth earpieces, went kaput in 2017 after burning up $1 billion in venture funding over the course of ten years, Rahman has managed to raise $65.4
When evaluating an identity and access management platform, the benefits far outweigh any drawbacks. That said, only a few identity and access management risks need to be considered when designing an IAM implementation and ongoing maintenance processes. For example, it’s important to note that as you begin to centralize the management of usernames and authentication
Photo storage app Ever failed to get consent from users who uploaded millions of images to the service before it adopted the images as tools to train a commercial facial recognition system, according to NBC News. Without disclosing their use of the images to users of the app, Ever also reportedly offered to sell that facial
by Danny Bradbury Another day, another massive MongoDB exposure. This time, a security researcher has discovered a public-facing database with over 275 million records containing personal information on citizens in India. The researcher is Bob Diachenko, who spends a lot of time poring over Shodan search results. Shodan is a search engine, but unlike Google
A mobile chat with my mother usually goes off like this: “Hello! Can you hear me! I am very busy so can’t talk much! I have a question.” “Umm OK but is your speaker on? Can you please speak a little softly?” “Yes, yes, OK… I know how to operate smartphones. Still smarter than a
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI have issued another joint alert about a new piece of malware that the prolific North Korean APT hacking group Hidden Cobra has actively been using in the wild. Hidden Cobra, also known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed to be backed by
Happy Blockchain Week to you and yours. HTC helped kick off this important national holiday by announcing the upcoming release of the HTC Exodus 1s. The latest version of the company’s intriguing blockchain phone shaves some of price off the Exodus 1 — which eventually sold for $699 when the company made it available in
It’s time for another transcribed edition of Equity. This week for the regularly scheduled episode we had the whole crew pop into the San Francisco studio. Kate Clark, Connie Loizos and Alex Wilhelm were joined by Om Malik, former journalist and current VC at True Ventures. They convened just after Uber priced, so they had
What are the main types of backup operations and how can you avoid the sinking feeling that comes with the realization that you may not get your data back? As humanity’s use of all kinds of technology has grown, terms like backup are no longer unfamiliar to the majority of people. Of course, the concept
In an attempt to reduce exposure and enable network security, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a report analyzing a North Korean traffic tunneling tool named ELECTRICFISH. The DHS and FBI have identified a malware variant used by the North Korean government, yet another
by John E Dunn Slowly but steadily, web developers are being given the tools with which to tame the promiscuous and often insecure world of the browser cookie. The latest big idea is an IETF standard called SameSite (aka RFC6265bis), which Google and Mozilla have promoted since 2016 and the former announced this week it
Mother. It’s one of the best, hardest, most rewarding, challenging and unpredictable jobs a woman can have. As we approach Mother’s Day in the U.S, I’m reminded of the immense happiness motherhood brings me. I’m also reminded of my own mother. As a child, I distinctly remember watching her getting ready for work. I remember
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced charges against nine individuals, 6 of which are members of a hacking group called “The Community” and other 3 are former employees of mobile phone providers who allegedly helped them steal roughly $2.5 million worth of the cryptocurrency using a method known as “SIM Swapping.” According to the
Uber finally made its debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange, ending its decade-long journey from startup to publicly traded company. So far, it’s been a ho-hum beginning with shares opening at $42, down from the IPO price. The share price is hovering just under $44. Thirteen people, including executives, early employees, drivers and
Cloud kitchens are the big thing in food delivery, with ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s new business one contender in that space, with Asia, and particularly Southeast Asia, a major focus. Despite the newcomers, a more established startup from Singapore has raised a large bowl of cash to go after regional expansion. Founded in 2014, Grain
The thieves bade their time before running off with more than 7,000 Bitcoin ‘in one fell swoop’ Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has revealed that it’s fallen victim to a major security breach in which hackers made off with some US$41 million worth of Bitcoin. Several methods, including phishing attacks and malware
With your plan of attack in hand, building data gathered from the data request, a flashlight and notebook, you can begin to perform the building security assessment. Here are some examples to consider as part of the review that are relative to the hierarchy of systems identified in part one of this series. Editor’s note:
Americans in every state are overconfident in their cybersecurity coverage, with the majority of consumers expressing confidence they are taking appropriate steps to protect themselves, according to the 2019 report published by Wakefield Research and commissioned by Webroot. The Cyber Hygiene Risk Index, published on May 8, found that 88% of consumers expressed confidence in
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