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Navigating the ethics of AI in cybersecurity

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Charles Owen-Jackson

Even if we’re not always consciously aware of it, artificial intelligence is now all around us. We’re already used to personalized recommendation systems in e-commerce, customer service chatbots powered by conversational AI and a whole lot more. In the realm of information security, we’ve already been relying on AI-powered spam filters for years to protect […]

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Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Help Net Security

Android 15 brings enhanced security features to protect your sensitive health, financial, and personal data from theft and fraud. It also introduces productivity improvements for large-screen devices and updates to apps like the camera, messaging, and … Continue reading Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data→

How to redact in Word document

Posted on October 14, 2024 by LaxmanSingh@TWC

This post will show you how to redact in Word document on a Windows 11/10 system. The redaction process for a Word file helps protect privacy, prevent data leaks, and more. You can make your sensitive or private information inaccessible to others or re… Continue reading How to redact in Word document→

Privacy Advocates Urge 23andMe Customers to Delete Their Data. But Can They?

Posted on October 14, 2024 by EditorDavid

“Some prominent privacy advocates are encouraging customers to pull their data” from 23andMe, reports SFGate.

But can you actually do that?
23andMe makes it easy to feel like you’ve protected your genetic footprint. In their account settings, custome… Continue reading Privacy Advocates Urge 23andMe Customers to Delete Their Data. But Can They?→

Casio Confirms Customer Data Stolen In Ransomware Attack

Posted on October 11, 2024 by BeauHD

Casio confirmed it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, resulting in the theft of personal and confidential data from employees, job candidates, business partners, and some customers. Although customer payment data was not compromised, Casi… Continue reading Casio Confirms Customer Data Stolen In Ransomware Attack→

Fidelity Says Data Breach Exposed Personal Data of 77,000 Customers

Posted on October 11, 2024 by BeauHD

TechCrunch’s Carly Page reports: Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest asset managers, has confirmed that over 77,000 customers had personal information compromised during an August data breach, including Social Security numbers and driver’s… Continue reading Fidelity Says Data Breach Exposed Personal Data of 77,000 Customers→

Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Bruce Schneier

An Australian news agency is reporting that robot vacuum cleaners from the Chinese company Deebot are surreptitiously taking photos and recording audio, and sending that data back to the vendor to train their AIs.

Ecovacs’s privacy policy—available elsewhere in the app—allows for blanket collection of user data for research purposes, including:

The 2D or 3D map of the user’s house generated by the device

Voice recordings from the device’s microphone

Photos or videos recorded by the device’s camera

It also states that voice recordings, videos and photos that are deleted via the app may continue to be held and used by Ecovacs…

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Investing in Privacy by Design for long-term compliance

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Mirko Zorz

In this Help Net Security interview, Bojan Belušić, Head of Information Security & IT Operations at Microblink, discusses the relationship between Privacy by Design and regulatory frameworks like GDPR. Integrating privacy principles from the outse… Continue reading Investing in Privacy by Design for long-term compliance→

Smashing Security podcast #388: Vacuum cleaner voyeur, and pepperoni pact blocks payout

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Graham Cluley

Join us as we delve into the world of unexpected security breaches and legal loopholes, where your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you, and ordering a pizza could cost you your right to sue.

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Internet Archive Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Breach Impacting 31 Million Users

Posted on October 9, 2024 by BeauHD

BleepingComputer’s Lawrence Abrams: Internet Archive’s “The Wayback Machine” has suffered a data breach after a threat actor compromised the website and stole a user authentication database containing 31 million unique records. News of the breach began… Continue reading Internet Archive Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Breach Impacting 31 Million Users→