Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This post was first published on 5 July 2022. The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is calling for improved cyber security, in the country following the unprecedented alleged data theft by ChinaDan: Security warning after sale of stolen Chinese data – BBC News Details of the theft are starting to be …
Three data breaches in four years – unbelievable! If you have stayed in a Mariott Hotel, then your personal information has probably been stolen. Marriott Hotels suffers third data breach in 4 years • The Register The attack was not “highly sophisticated”, which is what is normally claimed by these …
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TrustPid calls their pseudo-anonymous tokens “a secure and privacy-friendly” however research has shown that the claims may be more than the reality. Remember the internet runs on use of your personal information… when you share it. ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm | WIRED UK It appears that the …
Sorry but the headlines below all contain the obvious biscuit pun! Knowing, explicitly, what an organisation plans to do with your personal data when you access a web site or sign up for an online service is an essential step in maintaining your privacy. Have a look at this article …
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The headline says it all. About 142 million customer records were stolen from MGM Resorts, the data included names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth. Rich pickings for any threat actor. MGM’s data breach was over two years ago and the data has been on sale since …
