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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 14:44:14 +0000
For the last three years, Iran has restrained its state-sponsored hackers from disruptive attacks on the West. That ceasefire may now be over.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Steve Neville| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 14:47:42 +0000
As a part of our journey to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, we have looked across our business to ensure that all the different departments, employees and products are aligned with our compliance goals and have a solid understanding of the GDPR. Sales people and channel partners are integral parts of our business, and…
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Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 03:30:00 -0700
This year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco had a lot of ground to cover. Cybersecurity, of course. Fending off ransomware attacks. Building security best practices into employee training.
But, according to CSO’s Steve Ragan, the hottest topics at the 2018 conference were this month’s looming GDPR deadline and blockchain, blockchain, blockchain. (In fact, the two are often part of the same conversation.)
Ragan, who attended RSA, spoke with Computerworld Executive Editor Ken Mingis about what he learned, with a special focus on the May 25 GDPR deadline and what companies are scrambling to do to protect their data.
This year's RSA security conference focused on a variety of cybersecurity topics – everything from blockchain to the looming GDPR rules. CSO's Steve Ragan was there and offers insights on what he learned.
Host Steve Ragan reports from the RSA 2018 show floor, talking with Greg Reber, founder and CEO at AsTech Consulting, about the looming GDPR deadline and what IT security professionals should be getting done now.
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 May 2018 17:18:15 +0000
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| A roundup of security news from April 30 – May 6, including Necurs malspam, Spartacus ransomware, Twitter passwords, and cybersecurity studies. Categories: Tags: MalwarebytesnecursransomwaresecuritySpartacustwitterweekly blog roundup |
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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 07 May 2018 03:02:00 -0700
As the EU prepares to roll out new data protection regulations this month, concerns are emerging that they could dissuade businesses from rolling out blockchain-based projects because the online transaction technology might innately break the new rules.
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) targets citizens’ personally identifiable information (PII), providing transparency around its use and giving people the right to restrict its use or request it be deleted all together.
While GDPR never mentions PII, the new rules describing “personal data” are synonymous with it: “Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. Different pieces of information, which collected together can lead to the identification of a particular person, also constitute personal data.” In short, it means any data that can be tied back to person’s identity.
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 06 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000
Scammers, pranksters, and bad actors all want to break into whatever social media accounts they can. Here’s how to keep yours safe.
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