privacy - News, Features, and Slideshows

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  Healthcare under siege as stolen data brings windfalls on darkweb markets

  Healthcare organisations are under siege from profit-minded hackers who are utilising common exploits to extract the contents of sensitive databases and sell them for $US20 ($A26) per record or more, according to a new analysis of underground medical-record markets.

  David Braue | 27 Oct | Read more

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  ‘World’s first’ biometric fingerprint scanner for newborns

  Fingerprint biometric scanners might be a popular tool for law enforcement and securing smartphones, but it could also help improve vaccination rates in developing countries.

  Liam Tung | 19 Oct | Read more

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  Data security, auditability boost role of 'postmodern mainframe' in modern two-tier architectures: CEO

  Efforts to meet the data-deletion requirements of the European Union's ' right to be forgotten' policy have delivered new methods of data tracking and management that are intrinsically related to securing mainframe platforms as they transition into the cloud era, according to the head of mainframe-software specialist Compuware.

  David Braue | 11 Oct | Read more

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  The week in security: Hacking concerns trump US election leadup; APAC companies lagging on DDoS defences

  CIOs may not have been focused on cyber security in the past, but that has all changed as once-fanciful threats such as surveillance cameras being hacked and insulin pumps roving to be hackable come to fruition.

  David Braue | 10 Oct | Read more

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  Telstra on defensive as reverse-engineering of Medicare data highlights healthcare-security risks

  The security of Australians' healthcare information came under the spotlight after the federal Department of Health pulled massive dataset of Medicare-related information and Telstra faced concerns it lacks the cybersecurity credentials to support a major contract it was awarded earlier this year.

  David Braue | 29 Sep | Read more

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  Mac 911: Does Spotlight reveal other users' files?

  Scott Trezza is frustrated with Spotlight in Yosemite:

  Glenn Fleishman | 04 Aug | Read more

• How to download your entire Google search history

  Google recently added another option to its Takeout service that lets you export data from your Google account, and the latest addition is one of the most important: Your Google search history.

  Ian Paul | 22 Apr | Read more

• Three ways to use BitTorrent Sync to share your files without the cloud

  On Tuesday, BitTorrent (the company) launched Sync 1.4, a brand new version of its peer-to-peer file syncing app that makes sharing folders with others a breeze. We have an in-depth hands-on with Sync 1.4 that will teach you how to use the app if you're not familiar with it.

  Ian Paul | 27 Aug | Read more

• How to Read (and Actually Understand) a Wearable Tech Privacy Policy

  When was the last time you read a privacy policy? Any kind of privacy policy? Be honest.

  Al Sacco | 15 Aug | Read more

• How to create an anonymous email account

  A reader recently asked me how they could use aliases in Outlook.com to create an anonymous email account. My answer was simple: you really can't.

  Ian Paul | 16 Jul | Read more

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  How Apple's privacy stance could give Google an AI edge

  "We at Apple reject the idea that our customers should have to make tradeoffs between privacy and security," said Apple CEO Tim Cook earlier this month during an Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) event where he was honored for corporate leadership. "We can and we must provide both in equal measure."

  Matt Kapko | 24 Jun | Read more

• U.S. surveillance programs are killing the tech industry

  The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, ranked as the most authoritative science and technology think tank in the U.S. (second in the world behind Max Planck Institutes of Germany), has just released its latest report on the impact of the existence and disclosure of the broad NSA national and international spying programs.

  Rob Enderle | 13 Jun | Read more

• Whose privacy matters most?

  No one wants their private information falling into the wrong hands, but this is especially true of the younger generation, as they lack the resources to address such a compromise directly, and parents often don't think to monitor their child's personal records or usage.

  Kacy Zurkus | 02 Jun | Read more

• Private I: Fire Cannon! Encryption everywhere protects you on the web

  Imagine if, with no effort on your part, every web connection you made was secured, even the most ordinary, such as visiting our fair site while not logged in. You might think, why bother when I'm just visiting sites I read or use for reference--sites where there's no personal or financial information to steal?

  Glenn Fleishman | 18 Apr | Read more

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  GoDaddy accounts vulnerable to social engineering and Photoshop

  On Tuesday, my personal account at GoDaddy was compromised. I knew it was coming, but considering the layered account protections used by the world's largest domain registrar, I didn't think my attacker would be successful.

  Steve Ragan | 20 Mar | Read more

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  Cloud-Based Security Threats Present Challenges and Opportunities for MSPs

  Cloud computing has fundamentally changed the way businesses and consumers use computers and technology and the way Information Technology (IT) professionals manage those resources. While the cloud has delivered a multitude of benefits to technical and non-technical people alike, there have also been significant downsides to reliance on cloud technology, including unplanned outages and even outright cyberattacks and data theft.