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China Unwraps its Global Data Security Initiative
In the recent past, China has been heavily scrutinized by countries like the U.S., India, and Australia for waging a cyberwar against their public,...
Digital Point’s Unsecured Database Exposed Records of Over 800,000 Users
An unprotected database belonging to a webmaster forum, Digital Point, exposed more than 800,000 users’ records. Security firm WebsitePlanet and security researcher Jeremiah Fowler...
“COVID-19 is a humanitarian crisis but also emerging as a data security challenge”
Data security has become the talk of the town and is being discussed over a cup of coffee to a beer in hand, and...
APAC Consumers Overlook Data Security in Favor of Seamless User Experiences
A research from cybersecurity firm F5 revealed that 96% of users in the Asia Pacific would prefer to choose convenience or seamless application experiences...
“Meow” is on the Prowl; A New Attack Targets Several Unsecured Databases
“Meow” seems to be on the prowl of unsecured Elasticsearch and MongoDB databases on the web. We’re not talking about cute, furry four-legged creatures....
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Regarded Invalid by ECJ
In a landmark judgment, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) annulled the “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield,” which was introduced in July 2016. The ECJ found...