ACLU demands US Justice Dept. reveal facial recognition tech use
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Massachusetts are demanding the US Justice Department reveal how the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies are using facial recognition technology.
Google fined €50 million for breach of GDPR rules
It was announced today that Google has been fined €50 million by French regulator CNIL for "lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding advertising personalisation."
Streaming media services violating users' GDPR rights, Schrems says in complaints
Streaming media services are failing to provide their users with access to their data as required under the GDPR, according to complaints filed by Max Schrems and Noyb against eight companies.
DarkHydrus APT group delivers RogueRobin Trojan via Google Drive
New RogueRobin malware uses Google Docs as alternative channel to receive commands
OPINION
These are not cyber-security predictions for 2019
Organisations with OT networks, or IoT devices in their environments, or grappling with silos between tools and teams should align resources to get ahead of these possible attack vectors, not watch them develop.
Uber, Marriott and the 2019 GDPR big hit
GDPR is focused as much on the speedy reporting of breaches, as on the protection of data, which may throw greater focus on embedded security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) capabilities.
Nowhere to hide - What 2019 has in store for data privacy and security
Businesses must improve their incident response strategy including reputation management, as 2019 will bring an increase of cyber-incident reporting, whether new incidents or publically exposed older breaches.
Security due diligence key to M&A success
Identify 'technical debt' including systems no longer supported, hence not updatable, those developed by teams that no longer exist, or systems devolved into unnecessary complecity that no one dares touch.
FEATURE
CISO to become BISO? Unless you understand your risks, you don't understand your opportunities
"Every customer that we see is going through some form of digital transformation (so we are talking about) ... how security plays into that, and what some of the challenges are in managing digital risk."
Don't look back in anger - GDPR compliance needs ongoing work
GDPR has opened up corporate and public minds to the importance of data privacy, but even with punitive fines looming, many organisations failed to prepare, and as infractions work their way through the system, there are more serious consequences to come.
2019 cyber-security predictions - Pandora's box of ills - but Hope remains
More extensive that ever: AI-driven chat-bots to Zero-day mining as a service, Fuzzing; 5G, successes & failures of GDPR, loss of faith in the public internet, the IOT, breaches, Sim-jacking, skills shortage, ROI, death of privacy, failure to evolve and a host of novel new threats and solutions.
Podcast: How can cyber-security unearth new talent and encourage more women into the sector?
Increasing the number of women in cyber-security would raise the industry's IQ. So SC Media UK editor Tony Morbin asks Jane Frankland and Amanda Finch - why aren't more women working in cyber-security?
VIDEOS
Barry Scott, CTO, EMEA, Centrify discusses the security vulnerabilities that young people bring to business.
Daniel Solis, CEO and founder at Blueliv, and Patryk Pilat, discuss recent research on credential theft.
[Video] Apricorn: EU GDPR - So What Do We Do Now?
Tony Morbin, Editor-in-Chief of SC Media UK interviews Jon Fielding, managing director, Apricorn, EMEA about new research from Apricorn highlighting exactly how massively ill-prepared companies are for last month’s deadline for enforcement of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules.
NTT Security Global Threat Intelligence Report 2018 Highlights
NTT Security released their annual Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) for 2018, it stated that ransomware is up 350 percent from 2017 and spyware ranks first in volume of malware at 26 percent reflecting attackers' desire for long-term presence for information.
NTT Security Global Threat Intelligence Report 2018 Full
NTT Security released their annual Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) for 2018, it stated that ransomware is up 350 percent from 2017 and spyware ranks first in volume of malware at 26 percent reflecting attackers' desire for long-term presence for information.
SC Media UK roundtable with Logpoint
Discussing 'the true value of actionable intelligence', SC Media UK's latest roundtable with Logpoint saw a gathering of senior cyber-security practitioners to discuss actionable threat intelligence. Eleven distinguished guests engaged in discussion on the topic at the event, sponsored by LogPoint at the Duck & Waffle restaurant in London's Heron Tower; the session was moderated by SC's editor-in-chief Tony Morbin.
Upcoming Events
Webcast: The Dummies Guide guide to cyber awareness in the age of GDPR
Weds 21st Nov, 3pmA practical risk-based approach to implementing GDPR and building a security-aware culture in your organisation.
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Webcast: Office 365 Cyber Resilience: Avoiding the Icarus effect
Mon 19th NovBrought to you in partnership with Mimecast
