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Consent to gather data is a “misguided” solution, study reveals

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Annenberg School for Communication

Tags: University of Pennsylvania

Tags: informed consent

Tags: digital consent

Tags: Americans Can’t Consent to Companies’ Use of Their Data

Tags: Lina M. Khan

Tags: Federal Trade Commission

Tags: Paul Schwartz

Tags: Neil Richards

Tags: Woodrow Hartzog

Tags: Robert Levine

Tags: Joseph Turow

There’s a flaw in the notice-of-consent approach, and this is evident in the stark gap in knowledge noted by a recent study by the Annenberg School for Communication in Pennsylvania.

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French law to report cyberincidents within 3 days to become effective soon

Categories: News

Tags: France

Tags: law

Tags: 72 hours

Tags: cyberincident

Tags: insurance

A French law has been announced that requires victims of a cyberincident to report within 72 hours after discovery. We have heard similar proposals that may come through

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CISA issues alert with South Korean government about DPRK’s ransomware antics

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: CISA

Tags: ransomware

Tags: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Tags: DPRK

Tags: North Korea

Tags: WannaCry

Tags: EternalBlue

Tags: Lazarus Group

Tags: APT

Tags: Magniber

Tags: Magnitude exploit kit

Tags: exploit kit

Tags: EK

Tags: Andariel

Tags: Silent Chollima

Tags: Stonefly

Tags: Maui

Tags: H0lyGh0st

Tags: PLUTONIUM

Tags: Conti

The tactics of North Korean-sponsored ransomware cyberattacks against the healthcare sector and other vital infrastructure are highlighted in the latest #StopRansomware alert.

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A week in security (February 6 – 12)

Categories: News

Tags: VMware ESXi

Tags: Safer Internet Day

Tags: Malwarebytes Mobile Security

Tags: ION

Tags: LockBit ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: GoAnywhere

Tags: Ryuk

Tags: Malwarebytes Application Block

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

Tags: fake Facebook

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Reddit breach

Tags: Killnet

Tags: DDoS attack

The most interesting security related news from the week of February 6 to 12.

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