Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has established an Office of Data Protection to carry out the administration of …
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Trend Micro instrumental in Scan4You conviction
Trend Micro has announced details of its close cooperation with the FBI to identify, arrest and bring to trial the individuals linked to the infamous Counter Antivirus (CAV) service Scan4You.0 4004
Central Bank of Oman warns public on cryptocurrency use
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has counselled the public in the sultanate to be careful when handling digital or …
Looking ahead: IBM Resilient’s top three cybersecurity predictions for 2018
The last 12 months have been action-packed in the world cybersecurity. Ted Julian, VP Product Management and Co-Founder of Resilient, IBM, shares cybersecurity predictions for 2018.
Gemalto announces single gateway to Trusted Service Hub
Gemalto has announced that its Trusted Service Hub (TSH) can now offer a single gateway enabling issuers to connect to …
Facebook’s new facial recognition feature alerts users of untagged photos
Facebook has recently announced that it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when others have uploaded photos of them, if they agree to let the company keep a facial template on file.
US government officially attributes WannaCry cyber-attack to North Korea
“After careful investigations, the United states is publicly attributing the massive WannaCry cyber-attack to North Korea,” said White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert.
Over 2 billion personal data records leaked from high-tech companies: report
InfoWatch Analytical Center has released a report on data leaks from high-tech companies in 2016, according to which the world …
Malware samples at an all-time high in Q3: McAfee report
McAfee Labs saw malware reach an all-time high of 57.6 million new samples – which equates to four new samples per second.
Kaspersky Lab appeals Homeland Security Dept. ban
Kaspersky Lab is seeking an appeal in federal court of the United States Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision on …
CNIL issues strict notice to WhatsApp to stop Facebook data transfers
WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging service was given a one-month ultimatum by France’s data protection authority CNIL, which instructed it to cease …