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Category Archives: Cybersecurity
Microsoft Debuts ElectionGuard to Secure Voting Processes
The new software development kit – free and open source – will be available to election officials and technology suppliers this summer.
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Security Top Concern as Mobile Providers Think 5G
The deployment of 5G networks will bring new use cases and revenue opportunities, mobile providers say, but security will be essential.
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Trust the Stack, Not the People
A completely trusted stack lets the enterprise be confident that apps and data are treated and protected wherever they are.
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Mozilla bug throws Tor Browser users into chaos
A Mozilla bug has made everyone’s Firefox addons ‘untrustworthy’ – including turning off the important NoScript security feature in Tor.
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The privacy paradox: why do people keep using tech firms that abuse their data? | John Naughton
Despite privacy scandals, Facebook is more profitable than ever – journalists must use the tools of tech to understand why
A dark shadow looms over our networked world. It’s called the “privacy paradox”. The main commercial engine of this world involves erosion of, and intrusions upon, our privacy. Whenever researchers, opinion pollsters and other busybodies ask people if they value their privacy, they invariably respond with a resounding “yes”. The paradox arises from the fact that they nevertheless continue to use the services that undermine their beloved privacy.
If you want confirmation, then look no further than Facebook. In privacy-scandal terms, 2018 was an annus horribilis for the company. Yet the results show that by almost every measure that matters to Wall Street, it has had a bumper year. The number of daily active users everywhere is up; average revenue per user is up 19% on last year, while overall revenue for the last quarter of 2018 is 30.4% up on the same quarter in 2017. In privacy terms, the company should be a pariah. At least some of its users must be aware of this. But it apparently makes no difference to their behaviour.
Related: Secretive hard-Brexit Facebook campaign got 1m responses
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The privacy paradox: why do people keep using tech firms that abuse their data? | John Naughton
Despite privacy scandals, Facebook is more profitable than ever – journalists must use the tools of tech to understand why
A dark shadow looms over our networked world. It’s called the “privacy paradox”. The main commercial engine of this world involves erosion of, and intrusions upon, our privacy. Whenever researchers, opinion pollsters and other busybodies ask people if they value their privacy, they invariably respond with a resounding “yes”. The paradox arises from the fact that they nevertheless continue to use the services that undermine their beloved privacy.
If you want confirmation, then look no further than Facebook. In privacy-scandal terms, 2018 was an annus horribilis for the company. Yet the results show that by almost every measure that matters to Wall Street, it has had a bumper year. The number of daily active users everywhere is up; average revenue per user is up 19% on last year, while overall revenue for the last quarter of 2018 is 30.4% up on the same quarter in 2017. In privacy terms, the company should be a pariah. At least some of its users must be aware of this. But it apparently makes no difference to their behaviour.
Related: Secretive hard-Brexit Facebook campaign got 1m responses
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German police shut down one of world’s biggest dark web sites
Arrests in Germany, Brazil and US relate to sale of drugs, stolen data and malicious software
German police have shut down one of the world’s largest illegal online markets in the so-called dark web and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said on Friday.
The “Wall Street Market” (WSM) site enabled trade in cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines as well as stolen data, fake documents and malicious software.
Related: Dark web blamed for rise in drugs sent by post from Netherlands
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Massive Dark Web ‘Wall Street Market’ Shuttered
Europol-led international law enforcement operation led to takedown of world’s second-largest digital underground marketplace.
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Open Security Tests Gain Momentum With More Lab Partners
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