Many organizations are scrambling to understand the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which the California legislature passed in June 2018. It will go into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2020. The California attorney general is responsible for enforcing the law. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents many new rights regarding how their
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Most small businesses in the UK have not updated or reviewed their data security and privacy policies since the GDPR came into force, according to new research from tech firm Appstractor. The Under Attack: Assessing the struggle of UK SMBs against cyber criminals report assessed the views of 500 IT bosses at small UK companies
We’ve written extensively about LG’s struggling mobile business, which has suffered at the hands of aggressive Chinese Android makers, and now that unit has dragged its parent company into posting its first quarterly loss for two years. The Korean electronics giant is generally in good health — it posted a $2.4 billion profit for 2018
by Paul Ducklin In this episode, we dig into a US Emergency Directive to stop government sites getting hijacked, examine a data breach with a difference, and hear a cybersecurity expert’s confession of how his Instagram got hacked. With Anna Brading. Paul Ducklin, Mark Stockley and Matthew Boddy. This week’s stories: US gov issues emergency
It’s 2019 and technology is becoming more sophisticated and prevalent than ever. With more technology comes greater connectivity. In fact, by 2020, there will be more than 20 billion internet-connected devices around the world. This equates to more than four devices per person. As we adopt new technology into our everyday lives, it’s important to consider
First closing in on operators, now on users, as the hunt continues and law enforcement in many countries is about to swoop on people who bought DDoS attacks on WebStresser Remember last year’s takedown of the then biggest marketplace for hiring distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks? The global law enforcement operation, called Power OFF, that shut
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Wednesday its effort to “map and further disrupt” a botnet tied to North Korea that has infected numerous Microsoft Windows computers across the globe over the last decade. Dubbed Joanap, the botnet is believed to be part of “Hidden Cobra“—an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors’ group often
The Tesla Model Y — the SUV electric vehicle that CEO Elon Musk has been teasing and talking about since 2015 — will begin volume production by the end of 2020, the company said Wednesday in a letter to shareholders. The automaker, which has yet to show a prototype of the vehicle, said it will
Digital transformation is exposing organizations to greater IT complexity and cyber-risk, according to new global research from Thales eSecurity. The security vendor polled 1200 execs with responsibility for IT and data security in nine countries around the world to compile its 2019 Thales Data Threat Report. It found that over a third (39%) class themselves as
AT&T just released its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The company generated $47.99 billion in revenue with adjusted earnings per share of 86 cents that exclude special items. Wall Street analysts had expected earnings per share of 86 cents and $48.5 billion in revenue. In other words, earnings per share are right
by Danny Bradbury Firefox has introduced a new set of controls to make it easier for users to protect themselves from online ad trackers. The browser’s redesigned Content Blocking section makes it easier for users to switch off cross-site trackers. These are mechanisms that advertisers and data brokers use to track your activity across different
FaceTime is a popular way for people of all ages to connect with long-distance loved ones. The feature permits Apple users to video chat with other device owners from essentially anywhere at any time. And now, a bug in the software takes that connection a step further – as it permits users calling via FaceTime
The company is rushing to fix a glitch that may let other iPhone users hear and see you – before you answer the call Apple has promised to issue a software update later this week to fix a serious bug in Apple’s video and audio call app FaceTime that can be easily exploited to spy
Have you ever lost your important files, like memories or official documents, accidentally or maliciously? Adding more… when you even do not have any backup for the same. Unfortunate, right? We’ve all been there. Just last week I formatted my computer and later found that I didn’t have any backup for some recently saved important
Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June and that was removed in August. Facebook sidesteps the App Store and
The UK government has pledged more money to address the IT security skills crisis and improve hardware and IoT security, although details on the latter are vague. An announcement made on Data Protection Day yesterday claimed the UK plans to be a world leader in “designing out” cyber-threats, by funding R&D into more secure-by-design hardware
by Lisa Vaas Facebook plans to take all of its chat apps – Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram – and smoosh them into one interconnected chat blob, in spite of having promised to retain the independence of WhatsApp and Instagram when it bought them. The New York Times reported on Friday that the plans come directly
WeChat isn’t the only one doubling down on lite apps. Ever since China’s messaging titan introduced “mini programs” two years ago, a handful of its peers including Alibaba and Baidu have followed with their own manifestations. Alipay, the payments solution affiliated with China’s ecommerce juggernaut Alibaba, today announced it surpassed 230 million daily active users and
Data Privacy Day has particular relevance this year, as 2018 brought privacy into focus in ways other years have not. Ironically, in the same year that the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, the public also learned of glaring misuses of personal information and a continued stream of personal data
Among the increased number of malicious JavaScript email attachments observed in January 2019, ESET researchers have spotted a large wave of ransomware-spreading spam targeting Russian users January 2019 has seen a dramatic uptick in detections of malicious JavaScript email attachments, an attack vector that mostly lay dormant throughout 2018. Among the “New Year edition” of
If you own an Apple device, you should immediately turn OFF FaceTime app for a few days. A jaw-dropping unpatched privacy bug has been uncovered in Apple’s popular video and audio call app FaceTime that could let someone hear or see you before you even pick up their call. The bug is going viral on
The Munchery saga continues. In a new class-action lawsuit, former Munchery facilities worker Joshua Philips is claiming the startup owes him and 250 other employees 60 days’ wages, citing The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, a U.S. labor law that requires employers with an excess of 100 employees to give notice 60 days ahead of
When shopping for a mobile threat defense tool, IT professionals must identify the issues the tool needs to address, including how and where their mobile users work and the types of attack surfaces they’re exposed to. IT pros must determine the risks that specifically apply to their users and what it will take to protect
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of IT professionals are more concerned about data privacy and security than they were two years ago, but their poor online practices continue to drive cyber-risk, according to a new study published on the EU’s Data Protection Day. Also known as Data Privacy Day in North America, the awareness-raising event was originally slated
by Lisa Vaas Fans of high-profile YouTubers are getting bombarded with scams made to look like the messages were sent by the video stars themselves, the BBC reports. US YouTube personality Philip DeFranco addressed the issue in a video posted to his channel on Wednesday. If you’ve gotten a message from me, or any other
Curve, the London fintech that lets you consolidate all of your bank cards into a single Curve card and app to make it easier to manage your spending, has added support for Amex cards. In effect the feature is being re-instated, having existing fleetingly when Curve was in testing back in 2016 before being unceremoniously
Smart TVs give viewers instant access to streaming apps and provide a never-ending supply of binge-worthy shows and movies. But does this convenience come with a cost? Are internet-connected TVs as vulnerable to cybercrime as other smart devices? In the latest episode of “Hackable?” our host Geoff Siskind plays a prank on our producer Pedro
A strong password is a great start, but there are more ways to make sure that your email is as secure as possible Email is a crucial part of most people’s daily lives, but few people consider how it’s secured, apart from entering a password to access our accounts. What options are available or even
It is 2019, and millions of computers still either have at least one outdated application installed or run outdated operating systems, making themselves vulnerable to online threats and known security vulnerabilities/exploits. Security vendor Avast has released its PC Trends Report 2019 revealing that millions of users are making themselves vulnerable to cyber attacks by keeping
Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will replace plastic packaging used for its bevy of products from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances and wearables with paper and other environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics. Samsung will start making the switch in the first half of the year. The company aims to only use paper packaging materials
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