data security
Facebook rejects a new data security policy of Germany
Germany on Thursday announced that it will impose new restrictions on ways Facebook collects data from users prevailing in the region. But within few hours of this announcement, the world leading social media giant said that it is going to reject the data protection policy of Germany and will appeal to the court by the […]
Travel Apps on Apple iPhones triggering data privacy concerns
Travel apps being used on Apple iPhones are reported to be faultily engaging in the practice of taking a screenshot of iPhone screens without the knowledge or consent of the respective users says research conducted by TechCrunch. Thus, the recent study findings will definitely send an alert to the Apple Inc authorities who otherwise argue […]
Northwestern Partners with Bitglass for Data Security
This post was originally published here by Jennifer Perisho. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Murphy, the CISO of Northwestern University – a Bitglass customer. After corresponding for a few months, hoping he would meet with us to make a customer testimonial video, it finally happened! Like most […]
Car Infotainment Systems trigger Cyber Threat scare
Did you ever imagine that your car infotainment system can prove as a data goldmine for hackers? If not, then you better take a look at this article. A researcher named Gabriel Cirlig working for a California based security firm called ‘Ixia’ has found out that Car Infotainment systems can leak out sensitive data to […]
The Difference Between Data Security and Privacy
Repeat after me, data security is not privacy. Privacy is also not data security. These two terms are often used interchangeably, but there are distinct differences as well as similarities. Yes, data security and privacy have a common goal to protect sensitive data. But they have very different approaches for achieving the same effect. Data […]
Second Hand and Discarded Devices Lead to Identity Theft
A new study was just released by the National Association for Information Destruction. What did it find? Astonishingly, about 40% of all digital devices that are found on the second-hand market had personal information left on them. These include tablets, mobile phones, and hard drives. The market for second hand items is large, and it’s […]
Five Mobile Security concerns which are usually ignored
In the world of Mobile Security, CIOs, CTOs and IT managers are often worried on how to protect the mobile devices and the networks they connect to, from threats and vulnerabilities associated with mobile computing. Cementing the concern is a recent Dell survey which suggests that almost three-quarters of employees are willing to share critical […]
How to elevate your mobile security?
Smart Phones are turning into life blood to our humans. And that’s due to the fact that they are not just being used to communicate, but are also being used to virtually assist us in computing, paying, buying and in all other such activities. As our lives are being driven by technology, we have reached […]
Study confirms Manufacturing companies are more vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Companies involved in manufacturing business are said to be more exposed to cyber attacks. This was revealed in a Deloitte study, titled Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). According to MAPI, 40 percent of manufacturing firms experienced a cyber attack in last one year. Out of them, 38 percent of them suffered over $1 […]
Businesses in gulf are most vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Data Security concerns are increasing day by day. But the most organization still seems to be in a relaxed stage. According to a survey conducted by YouGov, commissioned by BAE systems, many business firms in UAE are still underprepared to shield themselves from cyber attacks. Out of 1000 respondents who participated in the polls, nearly […]
