Yesterday Uber’s former security chief Joe Sullivan was charged with attempting to conceal a hack from federal investigators. This hack exposed the email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million drivers and passengers. As a result the former CISO could face up to eight years in prison for not promptly disclosing to the employee and […]
NCSC published the following Small Business Guide for Cyber Security with the following steps for which ID Control gives some free trials of cloud security services: Backing up your data; Protecting your organization from malware (f.e. https://antivirusservice.eu/ ); Keep your mobile devices safe (f.e. https://antivirusservice.eu/ ); Using password to keep your data safe (f.e. https://idcontrol.pw); Avoid phishing attacks. […]
One month after the termination of the “Privacy Shield” data treaty between the EU and the US, privacy activist Max Schrems takes websites that continue to send data to the US.8 Belgian and Dutch are also being charged: PostNL, Takeaway, Marktplaats and Lieferando. A month after that ruling, the Schrems organization has now taken stock […]
Transmitted information via satellite broadband connections – something that’s useful in areas where fixed internet connections might be slow or non-existent – could get their traffic sniffed, potentially putting usernames and passwords into the hands of attackers, as well as the ability to track sensitive but often not encrypted information about individuals or corporations. You […]
The FBI has provided Internet users with tips for recognizing malicious web stores. According to the U.S. Service, there is an increase in the number of victims being tracked down through fake online stores. The US regulator FTC also reports an increase in the number of shoppers who do not receive ordered goods. These include […]
Twitter Hack Zoom court hearing was interrupted by a Porn Video as the meeting was Zoombombed. “Zoombombing” is when an uninvited person joins a Zoom meeting. This is usually done in an attempt to gain a few cheap laughs at the expense of the participants. Zoombombers often hurl racial slurs or profanity, or share pornography […]
Safe working from home not under control? Then follow the following 8 recommendations to work from home safely: Set up two-factor authentication for administrators. Set up two-factor authentication for regular users. Avoid using administration rights with normal users. Record what users do within your environment. Set ‘alerts’ to receive notifications about strange activities. Know the […]
Microsoft has been sued by Frank Russo, Koonan Litigation Consulting and Sumner Davenport & Associates.They say this is on behalf of all Office 365 users as they allegedly share Office 365 business users’ user data with Facebook. This information would have been shared with Facebook’s app developers, as well as Microsoft’s partners and suppliers. If […]
The European Court of Justice has declared the Privacy Shield Agreement between the EU and the United States invalid. Privacy Shield regulates the exchange of personal data between companies in the European Union and the US. According to the Court, personal data of EU citizens stored in the United States is insufficiently protected. The Court […]
The Consumers’ Association and the Data Privacy Foundation “Data Privacy Stichting (DPS)”. Have joined forces to force Facebook to pay compensation via a subpoena. The Consumers’ Association calls on consumers to join the campaign. Facebook is accused of collecting private data from its users and their Facebook friends for years and making this data accessible […]