Heimadal Security

JANUARY 6, 2023

The data was used to better target advertising in the App Store. These actions are against Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act (DPA), the French law aligned with […]. in France for Data Collecting Issues appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog. The post Apple Fined $8.0M

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

While we have become somewhat accustomed to the data collection practices of online retailers seeking to analyze our purchase histories in order to better target their marketing efforts, many people may not realize that even some well-known retailers also use data provided by people whose purchases the retailer itself cancelled.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 2, 2020

Recently announced Off-Facebook feature comes with similar issues, giving little insight into how advertisers collect your personal data and how to prevent such data collection. Many are surprised at what the companies know about them.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2024

SOC analysts, vital to cybersecurity, face burnout due to exhausting workloads, risking their well-being and the effectiveness of organizational defenses. These are some of the most important cybersecurity professionals out there, and many of them are being worked to exhaustion. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Welcome to this week's edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. However, concerns over cybersecurity remain. Sellafield has been under scrutiny due to previous safety issues and cybersecurity deficiencies.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Bush in the wake of the September 11 attacks, but had been phased out by the NSA between 2018 and 2019 after disuse and technical issues had rendered the data collected unusable. . “[T]he

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Now, we’re leaning even more on our mission to reimagine consumer cybersecurity to protect devices and data, no matter where users are located, how they work and play, or the size of their wallet. AzireVPN customers will also continue to enjoy the same privacy-focused VPN service – no logs, no data collection, no bandwidth limitations.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness Program by Interpol will start on October 4th, 2021 and will end on October 22nd, 2021, and will only be driven through social media. The post Interpol offers online Cybersecurity Campaign appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

According to new research from Malwarebytes, people see this election season as a particularly risky time for their online privacy and cybersecurity. The electoral process is (forgive us) a lot like cybersecurity: It scares people, it’s hopelessly baroque, and, through a lack of participation, it can produce unwanted results.

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Tech Republic Security

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Data collection, whether innocuous machine measurements or sensitive and regulated private information, plays a primary role in practically every business that uses the internet and IT infrastructure for business operations.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 24, 2025

In April of 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent civil investigative demands to Kia, General Motors, Subaru and Mitsubishi seeking details of their data collection and sharing practices. And in August, Paxton sued General Motors for selling customer driving data to third parties.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 24, 2021

Today, I’m excited to introduce Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM), which moves the needle further by adding security context to those capabilities and allowing organizations to detect the security gaps in their infrastructure and respond to the risk. CyberSecurity Asset Management video. Identify Assets and Sync with CMDB.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Understanding and adhering to cybersecurity regulations is crucial for any organization as cyber threats evolve and become more sophisticated. The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 1, 2021

The interventions recommended here are still relatively light, and reflect the fact that cyber insurance is only a potential incentive for managing societal cyber risk.They include: developing guidance for minimum security standards for underwriting; expanding data collection and data sharing; mandating cyber insurance for government suppliers; and (..)

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2024

The clock is ticking for organizations worldwide as a maelstrom of cybersecurity compliance deadlines looms in 2024. From data privacy regulations to payment card security standards, businesses of all sizes must scramble to implement new protocols and strengthen their defenses against cyber threats.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2025

Malwarebytes Browser Guard automatically declines the cookie consent banners you see on websites, opting you out of data collection performed by tracking cookies (and it’s free). We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identity Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Today, the convergence of operational technology (OT) and IT networks is accelerating because organizations can use the data collected by physical equipment and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to identify issues and increase efficiency. However, IT/OT convergence also means cybersecurity is even more critical.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Enterprises and small businesses alike are facing challenges that impact their ability to maintain adequate cybersecurity. Cybersecurity automation trained with machine learning and powered by AI is helping to close vulnerability gaps and lower the cost of cybersecurity incidents. The business case for automation.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2025

Upon discovery of this incident, Wolf Haldenstein promptly took steps to secure its network and engaged a specialized cybersecurity firm to investigate the nature and scope of the incident. As a result of the investigation, Wolf Haldenstein learned that an unauthorized actor accessed certain files and data stored within its network.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Paris, France, July 27, 2023 – CrowdSec , the pioneering open source and collaborative cybersecurity company, today released its Q2 2023 Majority Report , a comprehensive community-driven data report fueled by the collective efforts of its thousands of users. Only 5% of reported IPs are flagged as VPN or proxy users.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Enterprises and small businesses alike are facing challenges that impact their ability to maintain adequate cybersecurity. Cybersecurity automation trained with machine learning and powered by AI is helping to close vulnerability gaps and lower the cost of cybersecurity incidents. The business case for automation.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the ever-evolving fight against data loss , data breaches, and data theft in the 21st century, organizations worldwide have turned to a number of cybersecurity solutions, services, and software in an attempt to keep their data safe and secure from threats. Read Hyperautomation and the Future of Cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is rapidly revolutionizing various industries, including cybersecurity, allowing the creation of realistic and personalized content. The data collected through these operations can provide insights into voter demographics, potentially influencing election outcomes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

All data collected via scanning will be stored for future analysis to get an overview of the vulnerabilities hitting the functioning devices in the UK- part of the British Governments Cyber Security Strategy. The post UK government scanning all connected devices for cybersecurity lapses appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Data Collected: 22 Vendors 1,294 Products 4,956 Firmware versions 3,333,411 Binaries analyzed Date range of data: 2003-03-24 to 2019-01-24 (varies by vendor, most up to 2018 releases). [.]. This dataset contains products such as home routers, enterprise equipment, smart cameras, security devices, and more.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 18, 2019

The breached data, dubbed “Collection #1” by cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt , is more than 87 gigabytes and contains roughly 773 million email address and 21 million unique passwords. Hunt found an archive of the data on MEGA, a file-sharing site and has been featured on at least one hacking forum. “If

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Jane Frankland

MARCH 1, 2023

Is it really something worth celebrating in cybersecurity? In other reports, for example Cybersecurity Ventures , women consistuted 20% in 2019 and 25% in 2021, and the UK’s Department of Culture and Media Studies (DCMS), found that the proportion of women in the workforce has increased from 16% in 2021 to 22% in 2022.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways? Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers. Here are some of the more interesting predictions for 2022 we’ve seen from cybersecurity researchers.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an updated version of the LightSpy implant that comes equipped with an expanded set of data collection features to extract information from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Hackenproof, the Estonian cybersecurity company that found the data trove online, announced their discovery on their blog. The data was found on Shodan , an IoT-centric search engine that allows users to look up and access “power plants, Smart TVs, [and] refrigerators.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

billion for cybersecurity initiatives. But what exactly are the cybersecurity provisions within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. The (ISC)² Advocacy Team did some digging and pulled together the following comprehensive list of cybersecurity initiatives that would receive funding if the bill is passed.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Data collections released after ransomware attacks. It also integrates with many of the most popular cybersecurity platforms out there, like Crowdstrike, Splunk, Microsoft Azure, and dozens more. Databases with critical IP and/or PII. Chatter about the best methods to attack your business.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 24, 2020

269 gigabytes of potentially sensitive data collected from more than 200 police departments across the country were leaked online last week. Included in the data set are emails, audio, video, scanned documents, bulletins, guide, and police and FBI reports.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 11, 2022

These were among the findings of Netskope’s latest cloud security report, which is based on anonymized data collected. In 2021, malware downloads originating from cloud apps increased to 66% of all malware downloads when compared to traditional websites, up from 46% at the beginning of 2020.

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SecureBlitz

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In today's interconnected digital landscape, businesses face numerous challenges regarding data collection, market research, and maintaining a secure online presence. Whether you're looking to […] The post The Best Proxy Services for Legitimate Business Purposes appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 20, 2021

According to a media update released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) the new law called the Personal Information Protection Law(PIPL) will come into force from October 26th,2021 and will aim to standardize solutions pertaining to data security risks in automobile sector.

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