Released this summer on Netflix, The Great Hack is a documentary that explores the murky data-sharing relationship between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. To briefly recap, in 2014, the private data of up to 87 million Facebook users fell into the hands of UK-based Cambridge Analytica, a data intelligence company, or “full-service propaganda machine” if you […]
Stories of huge data breaches, record-breaking fines and the crucial issue of data privacy have seldom been out of mainstream media spotlight as we settle into the GDPR era. The revelations have fallen for good reason – for over 12 months now, European data regulators have been flexing new legislative muscles in a bid to […]
The three-year moratorium prohibits state and local law enforcement from using facial recognition technology. The bill, AB215, also referred to as the Body Camera Accountability Act got voted by The State Assembly 42-18, and will now head to Governor Gavin Newsom who will decide on signing the bill to law. If he signs, it will […]
Each week, PrivSec:Report presents the top 5 headlines from the week’s news and upcoming events in the privacy and security industry. This week a document was leaked which suggested that Boris wants to collect Gov.uk user data and the ICO issues a pre-Brexit warning. Almost 2,000 affected A London gender identity clinic has exposed the […]
Facebook confirmed that a security vulnerability on Instagram put users data at risk leaving them open to attacks. Israeli hacker, @ZHacker13 discovered the flaw, and found that it would allow threat actors access to user’s account details, names and phone numbers. Essentially the security on Instagram was being bypassed. In a report by Forbes, the […]
A new server created by IBM will provide more security in data storage while making information auditable wherever it is held, reports reveal. The global IT firm’s new z15 mainframe has been engineered to support customer data privacy through hybrid multi-cloud ecosystems. The enterprise platform is the culmination of four years’ development – a journey […]
Coming to Dublin’s Convention Centre on 23rd and 24th September 2019, PrivSec Dublin is a content-rich conference that explores the close-knit relationship between data privacy and cyber-security. The most pressing issues on the data protection landscape will go under the microscope at PrivSec Dublin, helping the event’s attendees understand challenges and solutions within lawful data […]
Almost 18 months into the era of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, cyber-security has seldom been out of the media headlines. It makes sense that associated terminology, such as ‘fraud’, ‘cyber-crime’, ‘data breach’ and ‘cyber-security’ have increasingly crept into the lexis of the average consumer – a trend to which Google can testify. This […]
Research by Outpost24 found that companies are facing increasing pressure to release applications faster to meet demands. The survey of 300 security leaders found that 34% of organisations admit to bypassing security checks to get products out to market faster, therefore putting customers at risk of attack. Alarmingly, 64% of organisations believe that their customers […]
ESET Ireland released a warning on its website about scammers threatening to expose victims of being a paedophile unless a ransom is paid. In the warning, ESET Ireland registered numerous emails being sent to Irish mailboxes, whereby recipients are being urged to pay the scammers 5,000 GPB in Bitcoin, or else an alleged video of […]
Almost a third of consumers have said that a small business would lose their loyalty in the event of a data breach, a new study finds. While no business is free from the risk of cyber-crime, larger organisations are usually more able to deal with data breach incidents, as they typically have greater finances, IT […]
Lawyers have accused British Airways (BA) of “swerving responsibility” through their efforts to cap compensation sums issued to victims of the data breach suffered by the carrier. Last year, a cyber-crime incident at BA led to the exposure of around 600,000 customers’ personal details, after online fraudsters took advantage of weaknesses in the airline’s website. […]
Cloud security-as-a-service provider Armor has released its annual Black Market report which shows that cybercrime-as-a-service is thriving, with cybercriminals staying ahead of the game by offering a raft of new goods and services – and even after-sales support. Armor’s Threat Resistance Unit (TRU), part of the company’s Security Operations Centre (SOC), which specialises in gathering knowledge about […]