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A New York law firm has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties to the state because it failed to protect the private and electronic health information of approximately 114,000 patients. How did the data theft happen? Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy and Bach (HPMB) represents New York City area hospitals in litigation and maintains sensitive private information […]
Continue ReadingSecurityWeek spoke to VC firm Quantum Exponential about the UK National Quantum Strategy and investments in quantum computing. The post News Analysis: UK Commits $3 Billion to Support National Quantum Strategy appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingSocial media platform Facebook unlawfully processed Dutch users’ personal details without consent for advertising purposes for almost a decade, Amsterdam-based judges ruled on Wednesday. The post Facebook ‘Unlawfully’ Used Dutch Personal Data: Court appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingThe online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private The post BetterHelp Shared Users’ Sensitive Health Data, FTC Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingThe CRYSTALS-Kyber public-key encryption and key encapsulation mechanism recommended by NIST for post-quantum cryptography has been broken using AI combined with side channel attacks. The post AI Helps Crack NIST-Recommended Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithm appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingIn this Help Net Security interview, Royal Hansen, VP of Engineering for Privacy, Safety, and Security at Google, talks about Protected Computing, the impact of data protection regulations, and privacy in general. Data protection regulations are rapidly developing globally. What impact does this have on organizations that process large amounts of personal data? Companies all […]
Continue ReadingCommandK announced that it has raised $3 million in a seed funding round for a solution designed to help organizations secure sensitive data. The post Data Security Startup CommandK Raises $3 Million in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingEach year at the end of January, internet users are deluged with advice on how to keep their data protected and reclaim their online privacy. What started as Data Privacy Day has now become a Week, to match our increasing dependency on the internet and help us navigate treacherous online privacy waters. Many organizations around […]
Continue ReadingASCON is the name of the group of lightweight authenticated encryption and hashing algorithms that the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen to secure the data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) devices: implanted medical devices, keyless entry fobs, “smart home” devices, etc. Gathered under the ASCON label are seven algorithms, […]
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There is a vast number of trackers, which gather information about users’ activities online. For all intents and purposes, we have grown accustomed to online service providers, marketing agencies, and analytical companies tracking our every mouse click, our social posts, browser and streaming services history. The collected data can be used for improving their user […]
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