Category: Privacy protection

September 12, 2023

With ‘iShield Archive’, Swissbit introduces a new microSD card designed for encryption and access protection of video and image records, expanding the Swissbit iShield product line for plug-and-play security solutions. The card is intended particularly for manufacturers and users for […]

August 30, 2023

When it comes to free apps and websites, most of these services rely on collecting – and selling – personal data. Google and Facebook are well known for building detailed profiles of everyone who ever uses their services, using that […]

August 14, 2023

The Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Friday granted assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB) after it was unanimously passed by both houses of the parliament last week, marking a significant step towards securing people’s information. “The Bill […]

July 5, 2023

Instagram Threads, the upcoming Twitter competitor from Meta, will not be launched in the European Union due to privacy concerns, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the watchdog has […]

June 6, 2023

Zoom has introduced a new range of privacy enhancements and tools to make sure users have control over their data and their privacy preferences. These enhancements not only cater to global customers but also include features specifically designed for users […]

June 5, 2023

With the availability of the BigID Data Classification App on the ServiceNow Store, this expanded relationship provides more advanced security and privacy capabilities for workflow automations. BigID automates the discovery and classification of personal, regulated, critical, and sensitive data in […]

May 22, 2023

It’s no secret that data leaks have become a major concern for both citizens and institutions across the globe. They can cause serious damage to an organization’s reputation, induce considerable financial losses, and even have serious legal repercussions. From the […]

April 19, 2023

Mention IT security, and most people immediately think of software-based protections against software-based threats: ransomware, viruses, and other forms of malware. But recognition of the importance of hardware security—upon which all software security is built—is (thankfully) also growing. Established hardware […]

April 14, 2023

Open source media player software provider Kodi has confirmed a data breach after threat actors stole the company’s MyBB forum database containing user data and private messages. What’s more, the unknown threat actors attempted to sell the data dump comprising […]

April 13, 2023

While an increasingly number of regulations have made the reporting of data breaches mandatory, a majority of IT professionals in the United States say they have been told to keep quiet about an incident, potentially running afoul of legal requirements. […]

March 31, 2023

Only 9% of organizations are taking an agile, holistic and mature approach to securing identities throughout their hybrid and multi-cloud environments, according to CyberArk. A critical path for cyber resilience The data-driven model identifies 9% of organizations as those with […]

March 30, 2023

BigID announced native data privacy capabilities to automate and help fulfill California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) requirements. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that went into effect on Jan 1, […]

March 30, 2023

LOKKER has released its LOKKER Web Privacy Risk Score, the assessment tool that provides businesses with a clear, numeric rating of their privacy risk across a global portfolio of websites, individual websites within that portfolio, and the individual web pages […]

March 24, 2023

Zenoss has released advanced identity management capabilities, helping ensure maximum protection of sensitive credentials while in use and at rest throughout the Zenoss Cloud platform. This represents yet another key building block in the security and privacy features Zenoss has […]

March 8, 2023

Kensington has expanded its robust portfolio of data protection solutions with the launch of three new privacy screens. The SA270 Privacy Screen for Studio Display (K50740WW), SA240 Privacy Screen for iMac 24” (K55170WW), and MagPro Elite Magnetic Privacy Screen for […]

February 15, 2023

The most recent in a series of US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on the state of cybersecurity across the federal government makes specific recommendations about the collection, use, and sharing of personally identifiable information (PII). In a Feb. 14 […]

January 20, 2023

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta’s WhatsApp for violating data protection laws when processing users’ personal information. At the heart of the ruling is an update to the messaging platform’s […]

January 20, 2023

Immuta has released its latest product, Immuta Detect. With its continuous data security monitoring capabilities, Immuta Detect alerts data and security teams about risky data access behavior, enabling more accurate risk remediation and improved data security posture management across modern […]

January 18, 2023

Varonis introduced least privilege automation for Microsoft 365, Google Drive, and Box — a new capability that continuously removes unnecessary data risk without human intervention. This innovation furthers Varonis’ mission to deliver effortless data security outcomes to customers. Unlike other […]

January 11, 2023

TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has come under fierce Western scrutiny in recent months over concerns about how much access Beijing has to user data. TiKTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew held official talks for the first time […]