Tag: user data privacy

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Interserve fined £4.4 million for lack of data protection

Interserve fined £4.4 million for lack of data protection

Interserve was fined £4.4 million by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a breach of personal employee data. In 2019, UK-based outsourcing firm Interverse was faced with several cyberattacks that compromised the personal information of 113,000 employees. From March 18th to D... Read more

date1 year ago
US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week

US is expected to reveal a revamped Privacy Shield next week

Three sources familiar with the matter told POLITICO that the White House is set to issue its long-anticipated executive order on transatlantic data flows next week. The new Privacy Shield is intended to address European complaints about US surveillance methods, and it may be signed and announc... Read more

date1 year ago
DataGuard raises $61 million to improve data protection

DataGuard raises $61 million to improve data protection

DataGuard raised $61 million in capital to enhance its SaaS services, enabling clients to improve data privacy and protection. Numerous businesses are facing multi-million dollar fines due to their negligence in maintaining data privacy and protection. Regulation is an unquestionable part of the... Read more

date2 years ago
SGX, Intel’s seemingly secure data fortress, has been breached

SGX, Intel’s seemingly secure data fortress, has been breached

The ÆPIC leak CPU bug spills users' sensitive and confidential data in seconds from Intel SGX enclaves. Intel's latest CPUs contain a major vulnerability that enables attackers to achieve encryption keys as well as other private data protected by its SGX. This cutting-edge feature works as a va... Read more

date2 years ago
Cookieless world a bad fit for around 55% of corporations

Cookieless world a bad fit for around 55% of corporations

A study shows how the majority of businesses are not equipped to handle a world void of cookies. About 81% - an overwhelming majority – of businesses use third-party data. Also, more than 54% of companies reported they aren't fully prepared for the cookieless world. Both Mozilla's Firefox a... Read more

date2 years ago
Misconfiguration in Microsoft Power Apps exposed 38 million records

Misconfiguration in Microsoft Power Apps exposed 38 million records

There seems to be no end in sight regarding the exposure of sensitive data due to misconfigurations. Microsoft's Power Apps platform exposed 38 million records to the general public on the open web due to misconfiguration, according to newly released cybersecurity research. The data leaks result... Read more

date3 years ago
Google took action against SafeGraph, for selling users’ data

Google took action against SafeGraph, for selling users’ data

Google has banned SafeGraph, over claims that the company collected and sold Android users’ location data. Android developers who used SafeGraph’s software development kit (SDK) had seven days to remove the location gathering tools from their apps or risk getting kicked out of the Play Store. ... Read more

date3 years ago
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