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Getting Your Kids Ready for School—And Their Smartphones Too
PRIVACY PRIVACY If you’re the parent of a tween or teen, chances are they’re not the only ones going back to school. Their smartphones are going back too. Our recent global research showed just how many tweens and teens use a smartphone. Plenty. Depending on the age band, that figure ranges anywhere from 76% to…
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Surveillance of Your Car
PRIVACY PRIVACY TheMarkup has an extensive analysis of connected vehicle data and the companies that are collecting it. The Markup has identified 37 companies that are part of the rapidly growing connected vehicle data industry that seeks to monetize such data in an environment with few regulations governing its sale or use. While many of…
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Imran Khan’s Instagram account hacked to promote phoney Elon Musk $100 million crypto giveaway
PRIVACY PRIVACY The official Instagram account of cricketing legend and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was hacked yesterday in order to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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The dos and don’ts of startup security: How to develop a security plan
PRIVACY PRIVACY This is the third part of a three-blog series on startup security. Please have a look at part one and part two. New companies often struggle with the question of when to start investing in information security. A commonly heard security mantra is that security should be involved since the very beginning and…
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US Indicts Russian Accused of Promoting California’s Secession
PRIVACY PRIVACY Moscow man allegedly conducted years-long influence campaign Read More
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Thousands of Apps Leaking Twitter API Keys
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security oversight could enable account takeovers Read More
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Why UnionDigital Bank invests in an AI-driven approach to cybersecurity
PRIVACY PRIVACY The data-reliance of digital banking means an AI-driven approach to cybersecurity and risk management is integral to success, UnionDigital Bank CISO Dominic Grunden tells CSO. For him and his team, this took on greater significance given the speed at which UnionDigital Bank was created to empower the Philippines’ digital economy. The bank enables…
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How OpenSSF Scorecards can help to evaluate open-source software risks
PRIVACY PRIVACY Everyone knows the phrase “software is eating the world” by Marc Andreessen from over a decade ago. Software powers and touches nearly every aspect of modern society, both personally and professionally, and is critical to the modern economy and national security. It can also be said that open-source software (OSS) has eaten the…
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UK’s Top 10 Universities Failing on DMARC
PRIVACY PRIVACY Leading US and Aussie unis also sub-par on email security Read More
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Traceable AI adds eBPF to security platform for deeper API observability and visibility
PRIVACY PRIVACY API security firm Traceable AI has announced the addition of extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) data to its platform to enhance API observability and visibility. eBPF is a technology that makes it possible to run special programs deep inside the Linux operating system in an isolated way. A variant of BPF, it has…