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Is Stolen IP Walking in the Door With New Employees?

More than half of employees who left or lost their jobs in the past 12 months took confidential corporate data with them and most plan to use it in their new jobs, creating the potential for IP contamination. How can you protect your IP?

Feb 8, 2013 5 mins
Compliance Data and Information Security Intellectual Property
opinion

Secret Wars—Cyber or Otherwise—Destroy Democracies

The Obama administration has given itself the right to wage pre-emptive cyberwars and order assassinations of U.S. citizens seemingly free from oversight of the other two branches of government, according to CIO.com blogger Constantine von Hoffman.

Feb 7, 2013 4 mins
Security
news

PCI Council Releases Guidelines for Cloud Compliance

A new set of guidelines from the PCI Security Standards Council is intended to help merchants and cloud services providers comply with the PCI DSS when handling payment card data on the web.

Feb 7, 2013 4 mins
Cloud Computing Cloud Security Compliance
opinion

Lovers Take Note, Photos You Share May Come Back to Haunt You

Be careful what personal images and data you share with your lover -- when the romance ends you might end up, ahem, exposed ... and very embarrassed.

Feb 5, 2013 3 mins
Consumer Electronics Internet Social Networking Apps
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Google Offers Security Tips for a Safer Internet

The director of information security at Atos examines how to boost cybersecurity with Zero Trust and SASE.

Jul 28, 2021
Security Zero Trust
news

Google Offers Security Tips for a Safer Internet

Search giant joins groups to promote online safety to mark Safer Internet Day, the National Cyber Security Alliance's annual day of observance.

Feb 5, 2013 4 mins
Government Privacy Regulation
opinion

NYT, WSJ Forget the Facts in Stories About Their Own Hacks

After getting hacked last week, both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times irresponsibly published allegations about the hackers without the necessary facts to support them.

Feb 4, 2013 4 mins
Security
news

Malware Strikes With Valid Digital Certificate

We rely upon digital certificates and certificate authorities to validate that online entities are who they say they are, but security firm Malwarebytes recently found a banking Trojan with a valid, signed digital certificate.

Feb 4, 2013 4 mins
Encryption Phishing Viruses
opinion

Hackers Hijacking Security Cameras for Malware and Spying

Tens of millions of devices -- including printers, routers and smart TVs -- are also at risk. Vulnerability of the devices' unprotected Linux servers compounds the problem with the Universal Plug and Play networking standard.

Jan 30, 2013 3 mins
Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Malware
news

9 iPhone-iPad Apps That Invade Your Privacy, and 1 That Doesn’t

Most iPhone and iPad apps appear harmless and fun, but don't fall for them. Some apps are virtual Trojan horses that swipe personal data when you're not looking. Appthority has put together a list of some of the worst offenders and you may

Jan 29, 2013 7 mins
Mobile Security Small and Medium Business iPhone
opinion

Unlock a Smartphone and You May End Up in Jail

Unlocking your own smartphone can now net you a fine of $2,500 -- and people or businesses who get paid to provide unlocking services can go to jail. How crazy is that?

Jan 29, 2013 3 mins
Android Smartphones iPhone