My data or yours?
Many articles have been published on who can do what with personal data. Some focus on particular applications or services. In the recent discussion of the availability of DNS over HTTPS, many have...
Cloud-Based Remote Access Becomes Pivotal to Managing IIoT Security
Industrial Revolution 4.0 has fundamentally changed how manufacturing systems are managed. Highly-specialized operational technology (OT) is now being joined up with Industrial Internet of Things...
Tech Privacy Moves Center Stage
The repeated failure of social media companies to properly protect personal data has so undermined consumer confidence that most people now believe total privacy is impossible in the modern digital...
Industrial Internet of Things Security Certification in Europe
In the early days of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the potential of the new technology often overshadowed the security risks. After several incidents involving...
Facial Recognition Raises Security Stakes on Digital Signage
Facial recognition software is being embedded in digital signage to deliver a more personalized audience experience. The medium is already a target for cyber attackers and mischief makers. Adding...
Through the back door
Companies are now investing a lot of time and money in securing sensitive information. This is a welcome change, even if these efforts are not always consistent or in the right place. Unfortunately...
Beat Unintended Consequences of GDPR with VPNs
When EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in May 2018, it was supposed to give citizens more control over their online data. Companies had to tell consumers how their personal...
U.S. Moves to Track Cryptocurrency Transactions
Staying safe while online remains a major concern for most Internet users. Companies of all sizes and across all industries are taking whatever steps necessary to keep their employees safe and...
Mobile devices need protecting too
Attacks on or by end devices that are not on the company premises happen again and again. A VPN is important and indispensable for remote connections to the corporate network, but it is only half the...
Europe’s Smart Cities Put Citizens’ Privacy First
For more than a decade, public authorities around the world have been quietly adding many thousands of remote digital sensors to urban infrastructures. Consequently, all kinds of civic amenities from...