TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google’s Android operating system to collect unique identifiers from millions of mobile devices, data that allows the app to track users online without allowing them to opt out, a Wall Street Journal analysis has found. The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added […]
Search for a chief information security officer Twitter Inc had stepped up its search for a chief information security officer in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before the breach of high-profile accounts on Wednesday raised alarms about the platform’s security. Twitter said hackers had targeted employees with access to its […]
Amazon, IBM and now Microsoft ban the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments and are urging for federal laws to regulate its use. Source: Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased’ facial recognition technology Download a Security Risk Assessment steps paper! Download a vCISO template Subscribe to DISC InfoSec blog by Email Why Cities […]
With no nationwide Covid-19 notification software in sight, security and interoperability issues loom large. Source: State-Based Contact Tracing Apps Could Be a Mess Big Tech’s Contact-Tracing Apps Might Make Things Worse | Mashable Coronavirus outbreak: What are the privacy risks behind ‘contact tracing’ apps? Ebola virus disease contact tracing activities, lessons learned Download a Security […]
ISO/IEC 27701 is the international standard that serves as an extension to an ISO 27001/ ISO 27002 #ISMS (information security management system). It provides guidelines for implementing, maintaining, and continually improving a #PIMS (privacy information management system). Develop a privacy information management system as an extension to your ISO 27001-conformant ISMS with ISO/IEC 27701. Supports […]
When It Come Down To It, Cybersecurity Is All About Understanding Risk Risk Management Framework for Information Systems How to choose the right cybersecurity framework Improve Cybersecurity posture by using ISO/IEC 27032 Cybersecurity Summit 2018: David Petraeus and Lisa Monaco on America’s cybersecurity posture CSET Cyber Security Evaluation Tool – ICS/OT Subscribe to DISC InfoSec […]
Big news is coming when NIST takes the wraps off a new privacy framework. Thanks to the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, which took full effect in May 2018, privacy is at center stage worldwide. Penalties are being meted out for violations, and organizations of all kinds need to understand and […]
As you might have expected, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has created a spike in demand for data protection and privacy experts. Organisations are desperate to hire people who can guide them towards regulatory compliance and avoid large fines. In this latest blog discover what a DPO’s tasks are and how to become one. For many organizations, this isn’t […]
Discover how to write a GDPR data breach notification procedure to help you with your GDPR compliance. Including a free template example. Read now Source: How to write a GDPR data breach notification procedure – with template example – IT Governance Blog Personal data breach notification procedures under the GDPR Organizations must create a procedure […]
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Cyberattacks against hospitals increased over 1000% last year : cybersecurity IICS Delhi Ethical Hacking Digital Forensics services Source: Cyberattacks against hospitals increased over 1000% last year What happens when hackers attack a hospital? Subscribe in a reader
Perceptics confirms intrusion and theft, stays quiet on details Source: Maker of US border’s license-plate scanning tech ransacked by hacker, blueprints and files dumped online Car Security Security Breach Digital License Plates: Convenience or Privacy Risk? Subscribe in a reader
On the first anniversary of #GDPR, Microsoft calls for a similar privacy law in the US that puts the burden on the companies that collect and use sensitive data. Europe’s privacy law went into effect nearly a year ago. It’s time for the US to catch up, the tech giant says. Source: Microsoft wants a […]
⚖️ California is bringing law and order to big data ⚖️ California Expands Consumer Privacy Protections | The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, gives residents of California the ability to request the data that businesses collect on them, demand that it be deleted, and opt out of having that data sold to third parties, among other things. The state’s […]
Law enforcement officials in the US have been routinely mining Google’s location history data for criminal investigations. Source: Google’s location history data shared routinely with police Subscribe in a reader
A viral tweet prompted closer scrutiny. Source: Discovery of cameras built into airlines’ seats sparks privacy concerns Information Privacy
Information Privacy Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp are to be integrated under the hood so that messages will travel across a unified communications platform. So, what are the implications on privacy for users of these services? Source: How WhatsApp Merger With Facebook Messenger Puts Your Privacy At Risk
Is privacy a dependency of information security? by Jamie Titchener If you read the news on a regular basis, you will find that most of the cyber security or data protection articles play heavily on the fear of an individual’s privacy being compromised. But what many people don’t seem to realize is that privacy is in fact a dependency […]
A guide to Internet privacy to a hack-proof Life Keith Wagstaff NBC News It’s no secret that 2013 wasn’t a great year for Internet privacy. Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked thousands of classified documents that revealed the depths of the agency’s electronic surveillance program. Users had their information stolen en masse from […]
Peter Scheer @ SFChronicle.com on June 12, 2013 – Open Forum on NSA’s snooping First came news accounts of the government’s use of armed drones in the targeted killing of terrorists abroad. Then came the revelations about government surveillance programs, breathtaking in their scale, tapping into data on phone calls, e-mails, Internet searches and more. […]
