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• Survey Says Data Breaches Result In Long-Term Negative Impact

  According to darkreading.com , a recent survey commissioned by CA Technologies has shown that there can be serious repercussions for companies that fall victim to data breaches. If the survey's conclusions are to be believed, about half of the organizations... Posted Aug 10 2018, 01:41 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, computer data security, endpoint security, prevent data leakage, data at rest encryption, endpoint security breach, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification

• FBI Director Says Legislation Possibly A Way Into Encrypted Devices

  Last week, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that legislation may be one option for tackling the problem of "criminals going dark," a term that refers to law enforcement's inability to access suspects' data on encrypted devices. The... Posted Jul 27 2018, 03:24 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, data security, law, computer data security, endpoint security, data at rest encryption, hard disk encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, best encryption, government encryption, Android encryption, iPhone encryption, smartphone encryption, iPad encryption

• Most of the Used Memory Cards Bought Online Are Not Properly Wiped

  According to tests carried out by researchers at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), nearly two-thirds of memory cards bought used from eBay, offline auctions, and second-hand shops were improperly wiped. That is, the researchers were able to access... Posted Jul 12 2018, 09:16 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, data security, hard drive encryption, encrypted data, computer data security, endpoint security, file encryption, data at rest encryption, encryption software, identity theft, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, media encryption and protection, file security, personal information encryption, best encryption

• Yahoo Penalized £250,000 By UK Information Commissioner's Office

  It was reported this week that the United Kingdom's Information Commissioner – the person whose department is in charge of upholding the nation's data privacy laws – has penalized Yahoo! UK Services Limited with the amount of £250,000. The penalty... Posted Jun 15 2018, 04:00 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: data encryption, data security, law, information security, cost of software security breaches, cost of computer security breach, cost of endpoint security breaches, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, breach notification, personal information encryption, government encryption, UK, cloud security

• FBI Inflated Encrypted Smartphone Count

  Over a number of years, the FBI kept making the case for an encryption backdoor to smartphones. Of course, because "encryption backdoor" is a charged term, they said that they didn't need a backdoor per se , just a (secret) reliable way... Posted Jun 01 2018, 04:00 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: law, computer data security, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, government encryption

• US Court Says Border Searches Require "Suspicion"

  As many travellers may know, people at US borders are subject to an altered set of laws due to the fact that… well, a border is a border. This includes "pseudo-borders" like airports that may be located well within US soil. The most obvious... Posted May 18 2018, 02:58 AM by sang_lee with | with no comments Filed under: full disk encryption, data encryption, mobile data security, data security, law, mobile data encryption, information security, endpoint security, data at rest encryption, password protection, hard disk encryption, encryption law, encryption software provider, data security provider, encryption service provider, government encryption, Android encryption, iPhone encryption, Android protection, tablet security, tablet encryption, iPhone security, iPhone protection, tablet protection, smartphone protection, smartphone security, smartphone encryption, iPad security, iPad encryption, iPad protection