Articles about Privacy

Facebook Adds Remote Logout Feature

The new feature allows the user to end the session from another machine. Continue Reading »

UConn Breach Exposes More Than 10,000 Applicants

More than 10,000 students who applied to the school between 2004 and 2010 were affected. Continue Reading »

Facebook Bug Could Be Used to Harvest Names, Photos

Facebook feature could be abused by spammers to gather information on users. Continue Reading »

More Privacy Problems for Facebook

Thanks to a bug in Facebook's login system, it appears privacy is truly under assault. Continue Reading »

Internal Threat: The WikiLeaks Incident Should Concern Everyone

I've been following the story of leaked military documents via WikiLeaks with interest. At odds are the differing opinions that military information must be kept secret versus citizens having a right to know. Continue Reading »

100 Million Facebook Users' Data 'Leaked'

Facebook claims that no private data is available or has been compromised. Continue Reading »

Safer Messaging in Health Care Facilities

I've never worked in the health care field, but I can imagine how tough it must be to be in compliance with HIPAA regulations and to keep all that sensitve information secure. Continue Reading »

Generation Y Employees and Privacy

I recently spoke with an information security manager about social media issues in the corporate world, and she told me one of the greatest challenges is getting Generation Y employees to keep information private. Continue Reading »

Are You a Good Security Role Model?

A Cyber-Ark Software survey showed that 41 percent of the 400 IT professionals interviewed admitted to abusing passwords to sensitive data. Continue Reading »

Trouble for Mobile Phones

Phone security seems to be a hot topic the past week. My Twitter feed was full of news stories on the latest concerns in keeping safe from malware, smishing and vishing schemes. Continue Reading »

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