Zoom has apologized for sharing large sets of user data by default with Facebook, blaming the social network's software development kit, which it has removed from its iOS app. With COVID-19 driving unprecedented levels of remote working, video conferencing software is under the privacy and security microscope.
Marriott's mega-breach underscores the challenges companies face in securing systems that come from acquisitions as well as simply storing too much consumer data for too long, computer security experts say. Meanwhile, the hotel giant has yet to answer many pressing data breach questions.
With the advent of technology in personal healthcare - internet connected glucose monitors, intravenous blood pressure monitoring, personal best friend emotional bots - a lot of highly sensitive data that's rampantly traversing the airwaves. The impact of this data getting in the wrong hands is just starting to be...
New federal guidance that describes processes in the current round of HIPAA compliance audits - which could lay the foundation for future rounds of audits - illustrates the massive amount of documentation demanded for these "desk audits."
Even as cloud, virtualized environments and mobility continue to make the technology landscape within the enterprise more complex, it's getting harder for organizations to maintain perspective and visibility of all the pieces, says Skybox Security's EVP Stewart Fox.
An inspector general's memo that highlights three significant information security deficiencies that have plagued the U.S. Department of Labor for the past five years points out problems that most federal agencies confront.
In global business, operating under multiple jurisdictions and regulations helps build the case for governance, risk and compliance solutions. But there is more to GRC than meets the eye, says MetricStream's French Caldwell.
With large swatches of rural India preparing to go online, new Internet users, who are using devices other than PCs, need to be educated about the risks, says cybersecurity analyst Jiten Jain, CEO of the InfoSec Consortium.
When security succeeds, it is often unnoticed. That success might also make security investments hard to sustain, given its low profile in organizations. Gartner's Tom Scholtz discusses articulating security's business value.
Patching is among the primary challenges facing enterprises in their adoption of IoT devices. Fortinet's Darren Turnbull shares insight on how to anticipate and respond to the top security obstacles.
An HHS watchdog agency plans a number of information security reviews, ranging from examining oversight of hospitals' medical device cybersecurity to sizing up electronic health record contingency planning.
A breach at a Texas credit union shows how fraudsters target financial institution employees to gain access to sensitive information. Why are institutions proving to be soft spots for compromise?
The Government Accountability Office justifies the need for further action, noting that malware variants aimed at mobile devices have risen to 40,000 from 14,000 in less than a year.
As banking institutions seek tremendous cost savings from cloud infrastructure and services, two key factors must be considered: The Patriot Act, which has strict stipulations regarding access to data and where it is stored, and the protection of data -- even from third party service providers.
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To help agencies secure their wireless networks and technologies, the Government Accountability Office came up with eight leading practices. For now, GAO says, wireless networks remain at an increased vulnerability to attack.
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