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Tax season isn’t just busy for taxpayers—it’s prime time for scammers, too. As you gather your W-2s, 1099s, and other…
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Kaspersky experts review their privacy predictions for 2023 and last year’s trends, and try to predict what privacy concerns and solutions are to come in 2024.
Apple is rolling out a new “Stolen Device Protection” feature that seems well thought out:
When Stolen Device Protection is turned on, Face ID or Touch ID authentication is required for additional actions, including viewing passwords or passkeys stored in iCloud Keychain, applying for a new Apple Card, turning off Lost Mode, erasing all content and settings, using payment methods saved in Safari, and more. No passcode fallback is available in the event that the user is unable to complete Face ID or Touch ID authentication.
For especially sensitive actions, including changing the password of the Apple ID account associated with the iPhone, the feature adds a security delay on top of biometric authentication. In these cases, the user must authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID, wait one hour, and authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID again. However, Apple said there will be no delay when the iPhone is in familiar locations, such as at home or work…
‘GDPR’ has become a familiar term. We recognise the visible and consumer-facing aspects of it in our everyday lives. As privacy professionals, we see consumers exercising their rights to withdraw consent to their data being processed via ‘opt out’ or ‘unsubscribe’ buttons, for example. What’s not so evident is whether organisations are keeping their practices fully up to date and in line with the GDPR. For instance: How sure are you that your organisation is fully compliant with the relevant data protection legislation? Would the fines and reputational damage incurred from breaches of the GDPR be commercially damaging? Once compliant
The post What it Takes to Be Your Organisation’s DPO or Data Privacy Lead appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.
Awarding of contract to create new data platform prompts immediate concerns about security of medical recordsUK politics live – latest updatesThe NHS has sparked controversy by handing the US spy tech firm Palantir a £330m contract to create a huge new…
Lasso Security raises $6 million in seed funding to tackle cyber threats to secure generative AI and large language model algorithms.
The post LLM Security Startup Lasso Emerges From Stealth Mode appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Florida late-state startup ALTR gets another cash infusion to expand markets for data security technologies.
The post Data Security Firm ALTR Banks $25M Series C appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Mainframe systems have served as the bedrock of enterprise networks for years, standing unmatched in terms of reliability, scalability, and data protection. However, security risks have become a pressing concern as the digital landscape evolves, emergi…
Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do soSensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companie…
BMA raises concerns with minister about planned data platform, which could be run by US firm PalantirPatients fear that their personal information may be misused by the NHS’s new data store, especially if the US spy technology company Palantir runs it,…