Our digital identities are shaped by personal information about ourselves that we share online: name, age, gender, geographical location, email address, phone number, etc. If someone steals this data to act on our behalf, we might lose our funds, reputation, and social connections. In this article, you’ll find useful tips on protecting your digital identity […]
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Privacy Regulations — Are They Really Working to Protect Your Data?
Data breaches are happening at an alarming rate. The first half of 2019 saw 4.1 billion compromised records, with the business sector accounting for 67% of the reported breaches and 84.6% of exposed records. People are starting to take the protection of their own digital identities more seriously. According to a recent privacy survey, 81% […]
10 Security Tips for ‘Work From Home’ Enterprises During COVID-19
Millions of companies have shifted office work to work from home in this pandemic time. It’s crucial to consider the consequences of access to internal IT infrastructure, systems access, data repatriation, and bandwidth costs. Essentially, what this means is that when the employee remotely accesses the data, the risk to that data increases. Most of […]
How to Keep Your Android Device Secure Without Succumbing to Paranoia
In this age of cyber breaches and sensitive data leaks, keeping your personal and commercial information safe has never been more important. What’s more, the security of our data is perhaps more vulnerable than ever as most of it is now stored on our mobile devices. With that in mind, it’s easy to see the […]
Microsoft Aims to Kill Chrome Using Chromium with its New Edge Browser
Microsoft released its new Chromium-based browser earlier this year, but what does this new browser mean for the general users and should they give it a try? Yes, if you spend a good amount of time browsing the Internet and if you’re a little concerned about your privacy. A web browser amongst others is your […]
We Don’t Have to Sacrifice Students’ Privacy for Campus Security
Colleges and universities face a distinctly modern conundrum: They want and need to keep students safe, but smart security technologies that can track and monitor students’ activities on and off campus threaten their right to privacy. Schools and technology vendors must collaborate to find solutions that increase campus security while also protecting individual privacy. The Privacy Problem […]
IoT Can Put Your Data at Risk, Here’s How
IoT has progressively made its way into the day-to-day lives of both individuals and businesses. From cars to coffee makers to smart factories, the devices that surround us are becoming increasingly connected. The benefits of bringing IoT into our homes and offices are numerous. We have increased efficiency, improved communication, and greater productivity, to cite […]
It’s Time to Truly Consider the Privacy Implications of IoT
Customers and companies have been quick to embrace the benefits of connected devices, and the Internet of Things is a more significant part of our lives than ever before. Connected devices can offer tremendous value by transmitting data continuously, allowing for unparalleled control and analysis. The problem is that this data transmission needs to be handled […]
How VPN Can Aid Blockchain to Improve Online Privacy
Frankly speaking, there are three stakeholders fighting the guerilla war on online anonymity. These stakeholders are government agencies, cybercriminals, and us, the average internet users. According to a report, 53% of users are skeptical regarding their online protection. Fortunately, you can use both Blockchain and VPN in parallel to safeguard your digital existence to a […]
Internet of Things Makes it Easier to Steal Your Data
With IoT technology expanding its presence in our lives, we are putting them to a new danger. Internet of things brings to our house devices packed with various sensors, cameras, microphones, and capability to transfer data over the Internet. How do we know that those devices are not sending the data where they shouldn’t? Internet […]
12 Things to Know about Cybersecurity Now
Whether you are a techie or not, there’s a fair chance that your life is highly reliant on the internet and its wonders. Your social media accounts are likely humming, and you know your way around the IoT devices you use. All of these devices connect you to the cyber world in one way or […]
Is Workplace Privacy Dead?
Some years ago, employee monitoring wasn’t as popular as it is today. Surely, there were specific means of monitoring like punch cards. Today it seems we have punch cards, times a billion — on steroids. As technology is developing, so are the ways to monitor employees. Companies can now monitor emails, calls, website and app […]
As Digital Identities Evolve, Data Security Should Too
Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas arrived at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in late January with praise for his country’s digital identity program. Estonia has one of the world’s foremost digital identity programs, which allows its citizens to use their identities to vote, buy medication, sign documents, and more. Our digital identity isn’t […]
In Mark Zuckerberg We Trust? The State and Future of Facebook, User Data, Cambridge Analytica, Fake News, Elections, Russia and You
In the wake of Cambridge Analytica, data misappropriation, #deletefacebook, calls for regulation and pending testimony to U.S. Congress, Facebook announced a series of initiatives to restrict data access and also a renewed selfie awareness to focus efforts on protecting people on the platform. What’s more notable however is that Mark Zuckerberg also hosted a last-minute, […]
Facial recognition tech makes it official: There is no privacy anymore
Recent weeks have brought controversy over electronic billboards in restaurants and shopping precincts that utilize advanced facial recognition techniques to not only provide personalized advertisements but also measure and record the consumer and their response, ostensibly to enable retailers to provide more targeted marketing and services. In Oslo, the restaurant Peppe’s Pizza had its usage of […]
What should be the requirements in IoT communication?
The future is coming fast, connectivity is a commodity, and IoT is upon us; steadily taking shape, growing in popularity, and becoming a reality. To assure growing adoption rates and usage, there are certain requirements and caveats on which we must agree. Otherwise, it will either be a passing trend or just an early adopter’s […]
Workplace wearables raise new privacy dilemmas for staff, firms
With the proliferation of wearable technology, companies are increasingly finding motivation to encourage staff to don connected devices. But on IDG’s CIO site tech writer Gary Eastwood delves into some of the worrisome privacy implications of wearbles in the workplace on employees. Companies are increasingly pushing wearable devices on their workers. In 2013, 2,000 firms worldwide […]
Who are smart cities initiatives actually benefiting?
A new project by the University of Calgary will see a team of researchers compare smart city projects from various continents to try and define their characteristics and benefits. An article in university newspaper The Gauntlet profiled the new smart city project taking place in the western Canadian province of Alberta. The initiative is a […]
U.S. health policy can’t stop wearables data-bleeding
Proliferating health and fitness devices is eroding the privacy of U.S. citizens, and current government policy is falling woefully short of addressing the privacy gap. These privacy gaps were revealed in a new report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to Morning Consult. The report found that the 1996 Health Insurance […]
Cybersecurity investment to reach $400 million due to IoT threats
The cybersecurity industry could see a boost in venture capital, thanks to new threats the Internet of Things (IoT) provide to smart homes, autonomous cars, and future factories. Investment in cybersecurity rose by 78 percent in 2015 to $228 million and Lux Research expects it to reach $400 million this year, in part because of […]