Data
Data of 700 million LinkedIn users leaked and put for sale on Dark Web
LinkedIn is back in news for failing to protect its user data from hackers and this time the issue is serious as data of over 700 million of its 756 million has leaked and put for sale on the dark web. However, the professional website denies all such media claims and stated that the newly […]
NHS postpones patient data sharing with 3rd parties till September 2021
On May 12th, 2021 NHS released a press statement saying that it intends to share data of more than 300,000 patients with 3rd parties and the purpose will be to use that information for research and development purposes. And those who intend to go against this info share can submit in writing to the GP […]
NHS to share UK Patient data with a notorious US Company
A few days ago, NHS revealed that its patient records that include medical history, gender, name, contact details, and addresses will be shared with third-party firms that could use that data in the research and development of medicines for life-threatening diseases and infections such as COVID 19 aka Wuhan Virus- developed by China in Oct […]
UK NHS to share data causing data privacy concerns among patients
NHS UK has made a public announcement yesterday that it is going to share the data of its patients with third parties that are involved in AI-based research and development programs that benefit the field of Medicine. However, the patients have the option of opting out of this latest update, provided they fill in a […]
HUSH – THIS DATA IS SECRET
This post was originally published by (ISC)² Management. Is There Ever Too Much Data? As a security practitioner, you know that businesses are fuelled not only by people but by data. Years ago, the phrase “Big Data” was a new, innovative way to gain a business advantage. Now, big data is the norm. When we […]
Cloud Misconfiguration leads to data exposure of Android and iOS users
Cloud Misconfigurations are leading to the data exposure of users using android and iOS apps says a research carried out by Zimperium. And what’s surprising in this conformation is that the problems are occurring on platforms launched by world renowned tech companies like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Another highlight from the […]
Tinder achieves certification in Information Security Management System
Tinder, the most popular dating app among millennials has achieved for the first time a certification in Information Security Management System that endorses that the user data on the company servers remains well protected from all kinds of cyber threats. ISO/IEC 27001:2013 is the first information security certification provided to Tinder by Coalfire ISO that […]
WhatsApp gives new data privacy deadline of May 15
All you WhatsApp users across the world, here’s a news piece that needs your attention on an urgent note. The Facebook subsidiary has issued a fresh set of policy updates in which it clearly specified that the users will have to accept its new data sharing rules that will become mandatory from May 15th,2021. Earlier, […]
How to keep backed up data safe from ransomware attacks
We all know that most of the ransomware attacks take place on Windows environments and so security experts are recommending to use something other than the Microsoft giant propelled operating systems for data backups. However, the fact is that most popular backup products are developed to run primarily on the Satya Nadella led company’s software […]
Google collects the following data from its users
All these days we have seen many media speculations that Google collects some personalized data of its users for advertising and development purposes. But there was no official announcement from the Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary on the issue. On Wednesday, Google made an official announcement on the data collection it does and is as follows- Google […]
