The impact of social media and large technology companies on society has grown to the point that many in Congress feel that it is time to consider regulations to protect consumer privacy and defend against foreign disinformation. After the scandal created by the revelations that Cambridge Analytica misused the personal information of 87 million Facebook users, members of Congress began considering ways to rein in the unbridled power of social media companies and the companies known on Capitol Hi...
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Governments and corporations alike must escalate the treatment of cybersecurity to the point where it is handled with the same severity as any other risk, speakers at this month’s Cisco Live! conference agreed as security and IT administrators gathered to weigh the progress of cybersecurity policy and technology....
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The UK government is making good progress in implementing its National Cyber Security Programme but has struggled to encourage SMEs to make their businesses more resilient to attack, according to a review by the National Audit Office (NAO)....
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Three-quarters (76%) of IT professionals also noted that if their workforce is unable to send or receive critical and timely files due to system availability issues, a new security concern arises, considering the information-sharing behavior of today’s employees...
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A NATIONAL awareness plan on the management of cyber security and cyber crime will be launched at the end of this year, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said yesterday. She said the plan, which is being developed by the National Cyber Security Agency, is expected to be implemented in January 2020, targeting four groups — children, youths, adults and parents, as well as organisations. Dr Wan Azizah, who is also chairman of the E-Sovereignty Committee, said var...
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Facebook announced on Wednesday the introduction of a new security feature designed to help users check if the emails they receive are legitimate or if they have been sent by cybercriminals. When it detects a suspicious login attempt or a password change, Facebook notifies users by sending them an email from the Facebookmail.com domain. Cybercriminals often try to spoof these emails in an effort to lure internauts to phishing or other malicious websites....
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