Categories: News Categories: Personal Tags: seniors Tags: basic secuirty tips Tags: personal information Tags: too good to be true Tags: infected computer Tags: system optimizers Tags: web push notifications Tags: green padlock Tags: password manager Help the people around you that are less computer literate with some basic security tips and settings. |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:18:26 +0000
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| Organizations are keen to protect the personal data of their employees and customers from cyberattack. But what about the data they no longer need? We discuss why data destruction is just as important to cybersecurity as protection. Categories: Tags: datadata breachdata destructionData privacydegaussinggdprNISToverwriteovewritingpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationPII |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Personalization is the new mantra of marketers—and most people are perfectly okay with that. But when does personalization cross the line into invasive? And what can uncomfortable consumers do about blocking it? Categories: Tags: browser extensionsbrowser pluginsbrowser securitybrowsing trackingdata collectionpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationprivacythe parallax |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:59:59 +0000
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| Before the California Senate returns from its summer recess, we look at the authors, supporters, opponents, and donors involved in an extended fight to change California’s privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act. Categories: Tags: AB 1416AB 1564AB 25AB 846AB 873ACLU of CaliforniaamazonAT&TAutumn BurkeBig TechCalifornia Consumer Privacy ActCCPAdeidentifiedEd ChauEFFfacebookGoogleInternet AssociationJacqui IrwinKen Cooleyloyalty programMarc Bermanmicrosoftpersonal informationPrivacy Rights ClearinghouseSenate Judiciary CommitteeSenator Hannah-Beth JacksonTechnet |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Seth Rosenblatt| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000
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| On its own, email is not safe for sending credit card or passport numbers. Here’s how to securely send personal information over the Internet. Categories: Tags: data at restdata in transitemailencryptionend-to-end encryptionpersonal informationPIIsecure messagingsignalwhatsappwire |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000
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| Here are Labs’ top six takeaways from our data privacy and cybersecurity law series on corporate data privacy compliance. From emerging startups to burgeoning enterprises, these rules help not just with legal liability, but also user trust. Categories: Tags: AppleCalifornia Online Privacy Protection Actcybersecurity lawcybersecurity lawsdata breach notificationdata breach notification lawData privacydata privacy compliancedata privacy lawdata privacy lawsdata privacy legislationgdprGeneral Data Protection RegulationHelix DNAmozillaonline privacypersonal datapersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationprivacy policyprotonmailsignalUberuser privacywhatsapp |
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:42:29 +0000
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| A roundup of news stories from April 8–4, including Baldr, medical management apps, an Android password stealer, and new sextortion scams. Categories: Tags: alexaamazonBaldrchinafacebookfake newsInstagrampersonal informationsecuritysextortion scamsvpnweek |
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Read moreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:03:02 +0000
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| What exactly is the “personal information” that companies need to legally protect? Learn which data points organizations need to secure, from Social Security numbers to olfactory, smell-based data (!), to comply with the law. Categories: Tags: California Consumer Privacy Actcybersecurity lawdata breach notificationdata breach notification lawdata privacy legislationdata protection lawEuropean UniongdprGeneral Data Protection Regulationonline privacypersonal datapersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationRSA Conference |
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