Scary Beasts Security

MARCH 21, 2014

A couple of weeks back, I released a popular spreadsheet which lists many of the Adobe Flash Player 0-days used to harm people in the wild since 2010. I counted 18 and countless kind Twitterers pointed out some I may have missed. It was an interesting exercise, of course with an ulterior motive! Looking beyond the raw counts, the spreadsheet shouts two items: We should want to make a difference.

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Elie

MARCH 25, 2014

Half of Android users don’t bother to lock their phones, despite having the choice of using patterns, passwords, PINs, and even their faces to secure their devices. This contrasts starkly with a report from the Federal Communications Commission warning that up to 40 percent of robberies in major cities involve cell phones. More precisely, over 52 percent.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 28, 2014

Yesterday (27 March 2014) the Romanian DPA approved a decision on the use of Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs). Historically the DPA […].

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 12, 2014

Today, the European Parliament voted through the new EU Data Protection reform package (621 in favour of the new Regulation […].

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 3, 2014

A recent settlement with the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) demonstrates the importance […].

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 7, 2014

The Council of the EU has been busy discussing the draft Regulation this week. There is a press release and […].

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