Lawsuit About WhatsApp Security

Attaullah Baig, WhatsApp's former head of security, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Facebook deliberately failed to fix a bunch of security flaws, in violation of its 2019 settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. The lawsuit, alleging violations of the whistleblower...

Key Compliance Concepts for Financial Services

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act SOX was introduced following a number of financial scandals involving huge conglomerates and obliges companies to establish internal controls to prevent fraud and abuse, holding senior managers accountable for the accuracy of financial reporting. The financial crisis in 200...

Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion Fine and Setup New Privacy Program for 20 Years

The Federal Trade Commission FTC today officially confirmed that Facebook has agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over privacy violations surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Besides the multibillion-dollar penalty, the company has also accepted a 20-year-long agreement that...

What is Your Risk Assessment Worth?

A risk assessment provides your organization with a tool to determine how, where and how much to invest in controls and security over technology. It also serves to document the risk acceptance policy of your organization as the acceptable level of risk dictates the level of controls to be...

[VulnWatch] Blank Administrator password in DELL XP Professional install

Vulnerability in DELL Windows XP Professional - default hidden Administrator account allows local Administrator access Systems: DELLtm Laptops with Windowstm; Professional Vulnerable: DELL Laptops with pre installed Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Not Vulnerable: DELL Laptops with Retail...