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In India, Personal Data of Millions Exposed by Gov’t Mistake
In India, the personal data of between 130 and 135 million people, in addition to 100 million bank accounts, was leaked among concerns over privacy.
The apparent difficulty of implementing email encryption in Gmail
The company keeps expressing a strong commitment toward ensuring security, while at the same time warning of the difficulty of protecting email communications.
More Than Half a Billion Passwords Compromised
A security research firm discovered that there’s an anonymous database containing more than 560 million passwords. The database is accessible on the Dark Web, and…
Goodbye Privacy? The US Has Recently Passed a Bill That Has Everyone Worried
What does this new legislation really mean for Americans? And how will Europe be affected? Learn more here.
Businesses Are Using Big Data Security to Combat DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks have been on the rise in recent times, and businesses are increasingly turning to security solutions based in big data to for protection.
Who is listening? The problem of online microphones
What lurks in our microphones? Microphones play an important part in day-to-day life. We can talk with almost anyone in the world using our smartphones,…
A Backdoor to WhatsApp to Prevent Terrorism?
With the introduction of end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp has drawn criticism from intelligence agencies for offering terrorists a place to communicate. But it is unlikely that any tech companies will install a backdoor to such services any time soon.