By John Leyden More data records have been lost or stolen during the first half of 2017 (1.9 billion) than all of 2016 (1.37 billion). Digital security company Gemalto’s Breach…
Month: September 2017
Equifax and the UK - what’s going on?
Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent Last Thursday, the credit-scoring company Equifax revealed it had been the victim of what sounded like a disastrous hacking incident, with the data of 143 million…
Kaspersky: You can trust us despite US government ban
Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent Eugene Kaspersky has denied that the cyber-security firm he founded is close to the Russian government and insists it poses no danger to its American customers. Mr…
Defrosted starter for 10: Iceland home delivery site spills customer details
Something smelled fishy. By John Leyden Iceland’s home delivery service exposed sensitive customer information for months until the problem was plugged this week, a UK security researcher discovered. Paul Moore…
Kaspersky: US government removes Russian security software
The US Department of Homeland Security has told government departments and agencies to remove all security software from the Moscow-based company Kaspersky Lab from their IT systems. It said it…
One-Third of EU Orgs Don't Understand GDPR Compliance
By Tara Seals A global survey that explores how well organizations understand Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and their readiness for it has uncovered widespread confusion about GDPR compliance…