With California, Colorado, Utah and Virginia, Connecticut is the fifth US State to introduce laws protecting user’s privacy. Connecticut becomes fifth state with data privacy law – The Record by Recorded Future
Privacy gets a boost in Connecticut
I really like this – more transparency in the Google Play Store and the way apps will use your personal information
This new policy from Google is an excellent step in improving the trust between the app developers and the users of their software. Android users who use the Play Store will start to see a Data safety section on each app page. Developers have until July 20th to complete this …
Why you need to look at your cybersecurity risks and mitigations
Here are a couple of longer articles, that give you some idea into the scale of cyber security and information security responsibilities, owners, directors and senior managers face in the current threat landscape. Over 42 million people in the UK had financial data compromised | TechRepublic Report: Many SMBs wouldn’t …
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Cyber Civil Defence
Here is a story I could not miss bringing you. Craig Newmark, who founded Craigslist, is going to invest money into projects that will help reveal the cyber security risks or strengths of consumer devices such as IoT home devices, cars and other smart devices. Craig Newmark Philanthropies will make …
Security Theatre
Security Theatre – is a term I first heard at Napier during the lectures and now I know where it came from, Bruce Schneier. I use the term all the time when discussing cyber security with clients, trying to move them from theatre to real cyber security. One example, putting …
