Continuous Monitoring and Protection
Spring is in the air and as the leaves start growing again, why not breathe some new life into the devices you depend on so badly? It’s spring time in the northern hemisphere, and chances are good that you have a whole new spring in your step (excuse the pun!) thanks to the weather becoming warmer and the days getting longer and lighter. But this time of year invites us not just to venture outdoors;…
Read Moreby Paul Ducklin Here’s how the French data protection regulator describes controversial facial recognition service Clearview AI, in its own words, in clear and plain English: CLEARVIEW AI collects photographs from a wide range of websites, including social networks, and sells access to its database of images of people through a search engine in which an individual can be searched using a photograph. The company offers this service to law enforcement authorities. Facial recognition technology…
Read MoreBrightly Software last week started informing roughly three million individuals that their personal information might have been compromised in a recent data breach. A Siemens subsidiary, Brightly provides asset management solutions, including CMMS, EAM, IoT remote monitoring, strategic asset management, and more. The company claims to have over 12,000 clients worldwide, across different industries. On May 11, the company started sending out notification letters to its SchoolDude users, to flag a cybersecurity incident that occurred…
Read MoreDo you know how many devices are connected to your home network? You don’t? This is precisely why it’s time for a network audit. The rite of spring cleaning is clearly good for your home and your mind and well-being, but trust me, your home network and all the devices connected to it could use it, too. Yesterday, we looked at a few simple ways to breathe new life into your computers, smartphones and tablets.…
Read MoreGive your social media presence a good spring scrubbing, audit your passwords and other easy ways to bring order to your digital chaos Spring has sprung, the sun is out longer, and the birds’ chirping, peeping and tweeting in the trees have put that much-needed pep in your step. With the arrival of spring also comes the annual rite of decluttering and cleaning your living space. If you’ve already given your home a major refresh,…
Read MoreIn a rush to file your taxes? Watch out for cybercriminals preying on stressed taxpayers as Tax Day looms large on the horizon. The IRS-approved tax return filing service eFile.com has been caught compromising people’s devices with malware for weeks, serving a strong reminder that cybercriminals are also well aware of the fact that it’s the height of tax season. We’re now down to its last days, and chances are that you have yet to…
Read MoreHere’s how to choose the right password vault for you and what exactly to consider when weighing your options Wave after wave of new technologies have threatened to bring about the end of the password over the years. But none so far have succeeded. That leaves most users with a problem. Passwords are a potential security risk, which is particularly bad news when you realize what they’re protecting – everything from your messaging and social…
Read MoreSome sectors have high confidence in their in-house cybersecurity expertise, while others prefer to enlist the support of an external provider to keep their systems and data secured While threat detections continue to rise, the widening cybersecurity skills gap is leaving businesses exposed. It is an issue particularly felt by SMBs forced to rein in their spending due to the current economic climate. With this in mind, we recently surveyed over 700 SMBs across a…
Read MoreThe much-dreaded writer’s block isn’t the only threat that may derail your progress. Are you doing enough to keep your blog (and your livelihood) safe from online dangers? Whether we like it or not, writers and bloggers are part of a community. And while we might write on totally different topics and espouse views from opposite sides of the fence, we all know that a writer’s life isn’t easy. That’s not just because creating fresh…
Read MoreA former executive fired from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made a raft of accusations against the tech giant Friday, including that it stole content from competitors like Instagram and Snapchat, and served as a “propaganda tool” for the Chinese government by suppressing or promoting content favorable to the country’s interests. The allegations were made in a complaint Friday by Yintao Yu, the head of engineering for ByteDance’s U.S. operations from August 2017 to November 2018,…
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