Contact lens computer screens, you cannot get more Mission Impossible, Batman (have you seen the latest Batman?) or just science fiction than that. Pop in your contact lenses and useful info is floating there in front of your world. Need a photo, blink twice. Need to know what “today’s Specials” …
I wrote some simple malware to steal credit card data and how that connects to a Texas data breach
OK it was part of my Master course, and it was an attack against a sand-boxed compromised server, and the malware, to be honest, would not last a moment in the real world with the current state of the art when it comes to protecting customer payment information. However the …
Bedfordshire Council is sorry – well that’s OK then! Advice on CIA, AAA and Policies and Procedures
Here is another example of a data breach at a council. Although breach implies someone broke in and stole the data – as opposed to what happened which was that the Council employees themselves just sent the sensitive information out as part of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request – …
Privacy gets a boost in Connecticut
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
University of Essex data breach
This data breach is not due to ransomware or a cyber attack but it appears to be a simple mistake in controlling PII. University of Essex data breach being taken ‘very seriously’ – BBC News Nice to see the lawyers involved. No indication that the ICO is involved yet. Universities …