Facebook to exclude 1.5 billion users from the GDPR
In 2008 Facebook set up its international headquarters in Ireland to benefit from the low corporate tax. This meant that all users outside of the…
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Microsoft Outlook vulnerability allows hackers to steal Windows passwords
In November 2016, Microsoft was alerted to a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook by security researcher Will Dormann. Only this month-18 months later, has Microsoft released…
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Countdown to May 25th: time to take your GDPR preparation to the next level
Companies and consumers suffered a record number of cyber-attacks and data breaches last year as businesses failed to keep data private and customers had little…
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YouTube accused of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
A group of over 20 consumers of child safety and privacy advocacy groups has accused YouTube of breaching child protection laws within the US. The…
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Under Armour reports MyFitnessPal data breach affecting 150 million accounts
In 2015 Under Armour bought MyFitnessPal website and app for $475 million, which provides nutrition and exercise functionality. It forms part of Under Armours connected…
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Warning: Rise in W-2 Form phishing scams
It’s tax season in the United States and cybercriminals are attempting to capitalise on this, once again. A spike in phishing scams, related to the…
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Don’t be caught short – how to keep your business’ data secure in a Cambridge Analytica age
Data is a headache. Senior business people have a lot on their plate, they hardly need yet another problem. But that is exactly what data…
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Focus your security efforts right: data-centric security is spot-on!
Way back when data centres were largely company owned, as well as the servers, machines, and the software installed on them, we knew where our…
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Our Privacy is under attack…it’s time to protect it!
We face an unparalleled threat to the digital safety of our personal information daily. Believe it or not, we are all fighting an information war,…
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Data threat report, perhaps an eye-opener for some…
A recent report by Thales (a Galaxkey partner), compiled using information gathered from 1200 senior IT executives from numerous industries worldwide including: automotive, energy, government,…