Considering the dramatic increase in remote access to IT resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, management of remote access security has become an essential activity. Organizations should establish policies and procedures for remote access security as part of an overall cybersecurity management program. While cybersecurity policies are likely to already be established and implemented in many […]
Azure gains 100th compliance offering—protecting data with EU Cloud Code of Conduct
I’m announcing that Azure has achieved adherence to the EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC), developed for cloud providers to align with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The EU Cloud CoC is the first GDPR code of conduct that has received the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) positive opinion, which was followed by final […]
Pandemic tech use heightens consumer privacy fears
The dramatic expansion of the average person’s digital footprint due to Covid-19 restrictions is causing increased anxiety over personal privacy, and a feeling for many people that they are losing control over how much data online platforms hold on them, according to a report compiled by Trūata, a supplier of “privacy-enhanced” data analytics services. Trūata’s […]
Malicious scans for at-risk systems start minutes after disclosure
Malicious actors begin to scan for at-risk systems within an average of 15 minutes of the disclosure of a new Common Vulnerability and Exposure (CVE), and in many instances much quicker than that – scans for vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Server deployments began within five minutes back in March 2021. This is according to newly released […]
Microsoft, Google Clouds Hijacked for Gobs of Phishing
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It’s Time to Prepare for a Rise in Insider Threats
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Irish High Court dismisses legal bid by Facebook over EU-US data transfers
The Irish High Court has dismissed a legal challenge by Facebook against a draft decision by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) to suspend Facebook Ireland’s transfer of data about European residents to the US. Justice David Barniville ruled last week that Facebook Ireland had not established any basis for “impugning” the Data Protection Commissioner’s draft […]
What a Year It’s Been: RSA 2021 Embraces ‘Resilience’
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CISOs Struggle to Cope with Mounting Job Stress
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Goldman Sachs and the Quantum apocalypse
(WEEK IN IoT): So you’ve had your head around 5G communications and edge compute for years, and you see that low latency is every bit as important as connection speed and bandwidth. You’re across the Internet of Things (IoT), says Jeremy Cowan. Why wouldn’t you be? You read IoT Now daily and see applications in every industry. […]