California State Governor Wants ‘Digital Dividend’ Which Could Mean Big Tech Firms Pay Users For Data
The new governor of the state of California, Gavin Newsom, stated he is to propose a “digital dividend” which would see consumers be paid for their data which is used by the major tech firms. During his “State of the State” talk, which took place on Tuesday, Newsom stated companies that make billions of dollars […]
With Global Card Expenditure Set To Almost Double Over The Next Four Years, Could Biometric Fingerprint Technology Be The Solution To Payment Card Fraud?
In response to the news that global card expenditure is forecast to almost double over the next four years as a result of a continued growth in contactless payments, David Orme, SVP at IDEX Biometrics commented below as part of our experts comments series highlighting the need to address card fraud now to secure our […]
Scarlet Widow Gang Targets The Elderly With Romance Scams
In a report shared with BleepingComputer, the Agari Cyber Intelligence Division (ACID) outlines how a criminal gang out of Nigeria called “Scarlet Widow” targets those who are more likely to be lonely such as farmers, elderly, the disabled, and divorced with “romance scams.” Romance scams are months long, if not year long, campaigns where bad […]
Equifax Partner Breach
Cybercriminals found a way to penetrate Image-I-Nation Technologies is a North Carolina-based provider of software and hosting services, a company that services the three largest credit reporting services including Equifax. The hackers had access to sensitive information including social security numbers. [BREACH] #Equifax Partner #Breaches Customer #Data.To read more visit: https://t.co/N61M9KSQ2v#CyberSecurity #security #ThreatIntel — Paladion […]
Spy Planet – Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, People!
The world of Spying and Espionage are in the mainstream considered to be very much associated with deep Military Intelligence and Secretive Levels Government Agencies activities. However, what often gets overlooked about such covert operations is they can and do implicate many more targets than one would consider to be a reality outside the pages […]
Webroot SMBs And Cybersecurity Report
Following the news of a recent Webroot report titled “Size Does Matter”, which highlights SMBs’ perception of cybersecurity risks, Paul Norris, Senior Systems Engineer for EMEA at Tripwire, gives his take on how SMBs can protect themselves. Paul Norris, Senior Systems Engineer for EMEA at Tripwire: “SMBs used to feel safer from the threat of […]
Millions Affected By 500px Data Breach
500px online photography network suffered as data breach last summer around July 5, 2018 but the incident was not discovered until last week. The breach has affected 15 million photographers who signed up . The stolen data includes: users’ names, email addresses, usernames, hashed passwords and birth date, gender and city/state/country if provided. 500px working […]
