EU-US data flows could be disrupted severely
One of the most powerful regulators in the EU has warned that companies could face some massive transatlantic data flows, because of an EU court ruling from last year. Policymakers have taken some steps to avoid the outcome.
Last July, Europe’s highest court ruled an EU-US data transfer agreem...
Google fired founder and co-lead of Ethical AI team
The news comes weeks after she was locked out of her work accounts. The reason for this was that an investigation was going on, related to her objections concerning her co-lead, Timnit Gebru.
Google sent a spokesperson who made a statement after the investigation was concluded.
The spokespers...
Crowdstrike shell out $400 million for Dell-backed startup Humio
Crowdstrike announced on Thursday that it is paying about $400 million to buy the Dell-backed log analytics company. Humio’s product is software that processes security data in real-time to catch cybercriminal acts as they happen.
Crowdstrike will use Humio’s product to upgrade its security ...
The right security strategy? ‘Apps and data both priorities’
For many businesses, realising the right security strategy is a puzzle that never gets finished. It is often assumed that you first need to address your application layer before you can start looking at the data policy. "It is a complete approach that secures your business", states Micro Focus. The...
Data is a superpower, but can also be super vulnerable
These days, companies deal with more data than ever. This data has become a superpower, as it comes with many opportunities. At the same time, it comes with new major security risks. By having a clear picture of what you can do about it and what will happen in the coming months, your company become...
100,000 United Nations employees exposed after a data breach
The United Nations was attacked, with details of more than 100,000 U.N. Environmental Program employees compromised. But there’s a twist; the breach was uncovered by White Hat hackers.
The ethical hacking and security research group Sakura Samurai, probed several U.N. databases after finding o...
HelpSystems acquires Vera Security; a data security company
HelpSystems, the IT Management Software Solutions company, has acquired Vera Security, a data security platform. The details of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Vera was founded in 2014 and offers users a platform they can use to secure, track, and revoke access to confidential data across...
Hacker offers access to C-level executives email accounts
On a closed-access underground forum used by Russian hackers, a cybercriminal is selling passwords for email accounts belonging to hundreds of C-level execs in companies all over the world. The forum is named Exploit.in and was discovered just last week.
The hacker is selling email, and password...
Chrome extensions will show the data they collect from users
Google said this week that it plans to add a new section on the Chrome Web Store. It is intended for extension developers, who will be required to show what user data they are collecting and what they plan to do with the data collected.
The section will go into effect on January 18, 2021. It wil...
Many GDPR fines were issued because companies failed in two ways
A new report by Exonar shows that most of the GDPR penalties issued fall into two categories. Businesses across Europe have so far paid over 620 million euro in fines under the GDPR rules.
65% of these fines come from security and data storage infractions. 39% of those fined were found to be i...
Facebook won’t be leaving the EU, but something has to change
A court document released this week seemed to suggest that Facebook might be forced to close its European operations. However, the company said that this outcome would not happen.
At the beginning of this month, Ireland's Data Protection Commission investigated Facebook and found that the compan...
Oracle announces new cloud security tools
Two new services will help customers to secure their Oracle Cloud environment.
Oracle announced the general availability of two cloud security tools that are designed to help reduce the risk of data breaches caused by human error.
The new services, Oracle Cloud Guard and Maximum Security Zone...