UK consumers want businesses to do more to protect their data
Protecting your digital footprint is growing more important and the results from a survey of 2,000 UK adults by Kaspersky Lab finds that people believe there is not enough business or state protection currently in place to defend it.
The study finds 41 percent of UK respondents think that businesses should do more to protect their personal data, including passwords, addresses and bank account details, from hacking.
Four out of five people expect Facebook to have another data privacy issue this year
People are becoming more aware of the need to protect their data online, not just because of the rate of cybercriminal activity, but also because large organizations are frequently being careless with the data they hold.
A new survey of 1,000 people from OpenVPN reveals that four out of five people are expecting Facebook to face at least one more data privacy issue in the next year. In addition 71 percent say recent scandals have somewhat or severely negatively affected their view on Facebook, while 37 percent trust tech giants less now because they don’t think the companies have properly addressed the data privacy problems.
New tool helps protect sensitive data on Oracle databases
With GDPR in effect and privacy regulations being planned in other parts of the world, many organizations are looking at their database management to ensure stored data is complaint and doesn’t threaten the business.
For Oracle users, Quest Software is launching its Toad for Oracle -- Sensitive Data Protection (SDP) Module. This allows database admins to to detect and receive notification of personally identifiable information (PII) data residing in databases, select encryption and redaction options immediately after detection, and perform ongoing monitoring
Perception vs reality in web security
A new study from Harris Poll, commissioned by Google shows that while more people than ever are using the internet -- with 1.4 billion expected to be online by 2022 -- there's a gap between perception and reality in regard to online safety.
In the study 55 percent of Americans aged 16 or over gave themselves an A or B in online safety and security, but the results don't back this up. 70 percent wrongly identified what a safe URL should look like and 97 percent got at least one question wrong on a basic six-question security test.
How open source is helping remove data silos in the enterprise [Q&A]
Historically data has been stored in silos in order to deliver a quick solution. But in the longer term silos can slow down decision making, make modifying systems harder, and hinder compliance with regulations.
One of the ways to break down barriers between silos is to allow data to be freely shared between them and open source has a big part to play in this. We spoke to Mandy Chessell, distinguished engineer at IBM Cognitive Applications, and recently elected leader of the Technical Steering Committee of the ODPi, to learn more.
46 percent of organizations consider taking personal data out of the cloud
A new study finds that 46 percent of organizations which store customer personally identifiable information (PII) in the cloud are considering moving it back on premises due to data security concerns.
The research from information security software company Netwrix also shows that of the 50 percent of organizations that store customer data in the cloud, 39 percent had security incidents in the past year and more than 50 percent of those couldn’t diagnose the problem.
AI-driven platform brings automation to field service organizations
As technology becomes increasingly complex and more devices are connected to the IoT, so the volume and complexity of field service requests increases too.
To help deal with this, automation company Zinier is launching its new Intelligent Service Automation and Control (ISAC) platform, an AI-driven solution enabling field service organizations to operate more efficiently.
Website attacks turn to stealth to boost their success
The story of website attacks in 2018 was one of high profile cybercrime, targeted at cryptocurrency, business, elections and more.
A new report from website security specialist SiteLock reveals that attackers are now taking a stealthier approach.
Rock Jaw T5 Ultra Connect wireless earphones [Review]
Previously when we've reviewed earphones from Rock Jaw we've found them to be a good compromise between affordability and performance.
The T5 Ultra Connect is the first wireless product we've seen from the firm, so we were keen to find out how they measure up.
Is latency the cloud's Achilles heel? [Q&A]
The cloud is arguably the most transformative enterprise technology in the past two decades. Yet, as powerful as it is, it faces a huge latency problem -- and the big public cloud providers know it.
Their data centers can't be everywhere and close to every end-user, so the big distances created result in unavoidable latency.
Uncovering the everyday frustrations of cybersecurity professionals
Anyone who has worked in IT knows that it can be a frustrating experience at times. A new survey carried out by network security provider Lastline at RSAC 2019 set out to discover security professionals' attitudes and frustrations towards their jobs.
These come from a number of places, including resources, management and other workers. We all know that there's a skills shortage in security, but funding is often an issue too.
Helping organizations understand the pros and cons of blockchain
Blockchain is often seen as a game-changer for businesses, governments and criminals alike. But, as organizations rush to deploy applications based on blockchain technology, do the potential benefits outweigh the information risks?
The Information Security Forum (ISF) is releasing a new briefing paper aimed at boosting understanding of the technology.
Protecting card data and more in the contact center [Q&A]
Although many transactions are now carried out online, contact centers remain an important tool for businesses.
Call and contact center payment security solutions provider Semafone has had its latest Cardprotect (version 4) product validated by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) against the latest version of the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS). This makes it one of the only companies in the industry to provide this level of certification.
Americans are overconfident about cybersecurity
A new study from Webroot that examines the cyber hygiene habits of 10,000 Americans, 200 in each state, reveals that 88 percent feel they take the right steps to protect themselves from cyberattacks.
However, just 10 percent scored 90 percent or higher on a cyber hygiene test, with the average respondent getting only 60 percent.
Shining a light onto the dark web
The dark web is, by its very nature something of an object of mystery. It's easy to think of it as a huge, closed community hidden from the world in dusty corners of the internet. But what's the reality?
Threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future has done some research to try to understand the dark web's true nature.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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