U.S. FTC Vows to Crack Down on illegal Use and Sharing of Citizens' Sensitive Data

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC warned this week that it will crack down on tech companies' illegal use and sharing of highly sensitive data and false claims about data anonymization. "While many consumers may happily offer their location data in exchange for real-time crowd-sourced advice ...

New Privacy Framework for IoT Devices Gives Users Control Over Data Sharing

A newly designed privacy-sensitive architecture aims to enable developers to create smart home apps in a manner that addresses data sharing concerns and puts users in control over their personal information. Dubbed Peekaboo by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, the system "leverages an...

Help Employees and Consumers Avoid Self-inflicted Cybersecurity Mistakes

It shouldn’t be news to anyone that people sharing information online are concerned about the safety of their data. Imperva recently conducted a study with YouGov plc regarding consumers’ attitudes towards data, whether they feel in control of their personal data, and if they trust the...

The future of compliance and data governance is here: Introducing Microsoft Purview

The worldwide shift to a hybrid workplace has pushed us all to embrace ubiquitous connectivity. Those new connections have helped us become more collaborative; routinely editing and sharing documents in real-time from wherever we happen to be working. Instant messaging went from being a tool of...

How to use the Gartner® 2022 Strategic Roadmap for Data Security Platform Convergence

“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin Evolution and innovation form the basis of most modern business mission statements. However, the same organizations pursuing growth and change often do not put...

Covid app’s privacy information ruled not clear enough

The UKs data watchdog has issued a reprimand to both the Scottish government and NHS National Services Scotland about their Covid Status app. The Information Commissioners Office ICO urged both to act swiftly to address its concerns about the app that, according to the ICO, failed to provide peop...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.0.0 release and security update

Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.0.0 is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability...

The Facebook Pixel Hunt aims to unravel Facebook’s tracking methods. Will you join?

Browser developer Mozilla has announced a research project to provide insights into, and data about, a space that’s opaque to policymakers, researchers and users themselves. Tracking the trackers is the name of the game. Give up some of your data voluntarily to stop the involuntary collection by...

Apple macOS High Sierra Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2022-15495)

A security vulnerability exists in Apple macOS High Sierra, a specialized operating system developed by Apple for Mac computers. macOS High Sierra is caused by a problem with handling contact sharing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause unexpected data sharing...

CVE-2017-13892

An issue existed in the handling of Contact sharing. This issue was addressed with improved handling of user information. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan. Sharing contact information may lead to unexpected...

Information disclosure

An issue existed in the handling of Contact sharing. This issue was addressed with improved handling of user information. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan. Sharing contact information may lead to unexpected...

CVE-2017-13892

CVE-2017-13892 affects macOS High Sierra via improper handling of Contact sharing. The issue could lead to unexpected data sharing of contact information. Apple lists fixes in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan, addressing the vulne...

CVE-2017-13892

An issue existed in the handling of Contact sharing. This issue was addressed with improved handling of user information. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan. Sharing contact information may lead to unexpected...

Apple macOS High Sierra 安全漏洞

A security vulnerability exists in Apple macOS High Sierra, a specialized operating system developed by Apple for Mac computers. macOS High Sierra is caused by a problem with handling contact sharing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause unexpected data sharing...

CVE-2017-13892: Undefined Security Weakness

An issue existed in the handling of Contact sharing. This issue was addressed with improved handling of user information. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, Security Update 2017-002 Sierra, and Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan. Sharing contact information may lead to unexpected...

CVE-2021-43780

CVE-2021-43780 affects Redash: versions 10.0 and prior with URL-loading data sources (JSON, CSV, Excel) enabled, allowing server-side request forgery (SSRF). The root cause is unsafe URL-loading data sources; impact is exposure via SSRF to potentially internal resources. The recommended fix is up...

Firefox reveals sponsored ad “suggestions” in search and address bar

Mozilla is trying a novel experiment into striking a balance between ad revenue generation and privacy protection by implementing a new way to deliver ads in its Firefox web browser—presenting them as “suggestions” whenever users type into the dual-use search and URL address bar. The advertising...

Google, geofence warrants, and you

Another day, another example of how the data sharing choices we make can come back to haunt us. The Guardian reports a Florida resident finding his bike ride data requested by law enforcement. This is due to his route taking him close to the scene of a burglary a year earlier. According to the...

CVE-2021-41077

CVE-2021-41077 concerns a Travis CI vulnerability observed during 2021-09-03 to 2021-09-10, where the activation/build process could cause secret data (e.g., signing keys, credentials, API tokens) to be exposed to unauthorized actors that forked public repositories. The issue stemmed from builds ...

Zoom Lied about End-to-End Encryption

The facts arent news, but Zoom will pay $85M -- to the class-action attorneys, and to users -- for lying to users about end-to-end encryption, and for giving user data to Facebook and Google without consent. The proposed settlement would generally give Zoom users $15 or $25 each and was filed...