Social media giant Meta's attempt to navigate European data protection rules by offering a fee-based opt-out from behavioral advertising came under fire Wednesday by a trading bloc agency that said freedom from personalized marketing should typically be free.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wa., chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, suggested Wednesday that a draft national data privacy bill making its way through Congress could be the best shot in decades for lawmakers to pass a comprehensive federal privacy law.
Half a dozen different botnets are prowling the internet for TP-Link-brand Wi-Fi routers unpatched since last summer with the goal of commandeering them into joining distributed denial-of-service attacks. Chinese router manufacture TP-Link in June patched a command injection vulnerability.
Our dependence on technology has introduced new and sophisticated cyberthreats that elevate the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals. The field is expected to experience a surge in job opportunities. Follow these steps to kick-start your career in this challenging yet rewarding field.
Michigan's largest federally qualified health center, which treats homeless and underserved patients, is notifying more than 184,000 individuals of a December ransomware attack that compromised their data. The incident reflects the many challenges that under-resourced healthcare groups face.
Microsoft announced in December that support for Windows 10 will end when the OS reaches end of life in October 2025, yet enterprise adoption of Windows 11 is moving slowly. Enterprise leaders believe migrating to the new OS will lead to compatibility issues and increase costs to upgrade devices.
The aftershocks of the Change Healthcare cyberattack are still reverberating through the healthcare sector nearly 60 days into the recovery process. But on Tuesday, members of Congress and industry experts grappled with how to avoid a future replay - minus a key witness: UnitedHealth Group.
Commvault purchased a cyber resilience vendor led by a longtime Hewlett-Packard manager to help enterprises get up and running faster after an outage or cyberattack. With Appranix, Commvault can reduce the time needed to rebuild after a ransomware attack from days or weeks to just hours or minutes.
The FTC has proposed restricting a mental telehealth service firm from sharing consumer data and requiring it to pay a $7 million penalty to settle allegations that the firm used online tracking tools to unlawfully disclose sensitive health information to third-party advertisers without consent.
Cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm over a rise in supply chain attacks targeting the interconnected systems of global corporate giants after the top U.S. cyber agency urged Sisense customers to reset their credentials following an apparent hack.
A global law firm that provides data breach legal services has agreed to an $8 million settlement to resolve a proposed class action lawsuit filed against the firm in the aftermath of its cyberattack last year, which affected some health sector clients and nearly 638,000 individuals.
As the Sam Bankman-Fried courtroom saga continues, crypto policy expert Ari Redbord discusses the sentencing's impact of the FTX founder on the ecosystem and regulations, what lies ahead for the industry and approaches to curbing illicit finance threats in the space.
In response to rising stress levels in cybersecurity, industry leaders, including CTO Sarb Sembhi of Virtually Informed, have launched the Mental Health in CyberSecurity Charter and Foundation to focus on mental health, high-pressure jobs and burnout in the field.
Enterprises have deliberated on implementing zero trust for years, but vendors are overpromising and under-delivering on zero trust solutions. Gartner Vice President Analyst John Watts discusses the current adoption status and misunderstandings surrounding the framework.
Israel Defense Forces reported the launch of rockets by Iran from Lebanon into Israel on Saturday. Hezbollah militants claim responsibility, citing retaliation for recent Israeli actions and solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, according to reports.
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