In my last post I discussed Edward Snowden and his exposure of the mass electronic surveillance by the US government of its citizens via its PRISM program.
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The HTTPS cryptographic scheme, which protects millions of websites, is susceptible to a new attack that allows hackers to pluck e-mail addresses and certain types of security credentials out of encrypted pages, often in as little as 30 seconds.
Proposed data protection laws would require companies to delete information that could allow an individual to be identified, but existing data storage and duplication practices are at odds with the drive to protect our right to privacy.
Growth in external hacking attempts, DDoS and malware attacks, and internal threats to data are the key security concerns for UK businesses.
Voltage Security, the world leader in data-centric security, today announced results of an industry survey in which 62% of senior-level IT and security respondents said that they thought the Government snoops on their corporate data
If there are any lingering doubts that mobile devices have profoundly transformed today’s business, one study finds that using smart devices for productivity is “now the standard.”
Everyone has an opinion about the ‘Cloud’ and its effect on business – some believe it is dark and scary and fraught with unnecessary risk, while others would argue it’s silver lined and the path to greater business performance and cost savings.
US privacy and computer security advocate Micah Lee describes himself, amongst other things, as “a staff technologist for EFF and the project maintainer of HTTPS Everywhere.”
The benefits of adopting cloud technologies have been widely reported and are commonly understood. However, cloud brings with it many questions and concerns about jurisdictional and regulatory control over the privacy and protection of sensitive data.
Andy Green of Varonis shares his thoughts on the latest privacy showdown coming from the EU
