Posts tagged "data security"

Probelmatic Aussie-founded startup Clearview AI has suffered a data breach reportedly exposing its entire customer list, and details about those customers.

Google's recent acquisition of Fitbit has come under scrutiny, with ACCC chair Rod Sims signalling the watchdog's intentions.

One-in-three Australian employees who admit to having enabled data breaches are still unwilling to change their already compromised passwords.

There are numerous examples of algorithms doing harm. So has data science reached the point at which an ethical pledge is deemed necessary?

Facebook has admitted it stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of users in plain text and that it has known about this since January.

Our relationship between trust and privacy is complicated, but modern day dating apps can teach us all some lessons about data security.

There is concern banks will tighten the reigns on credit card lending after ASIC revealed a non-binding set of commitments for banks.

Secure data-sharing startup Data Republic has closed a $22 million funding round to expand its horizons and increase its presence in the US and Singapore.

Personal documents and payment information have been laid bare in a huge data breach of hotel chain Marriott, and it could now face a $200 million fine.

Small businesses are seen as easy prey for hackers, but you can bolster your defences by turning to the cloud.

The biggest risk for many …

Recruitment platform PageUp has informed its millions of job-seeker users that a malware infection has potentially allowed an unauthorised user to access personal data relating to job applications. 

The need to protect customer data has been very much at the forefront of the European Union’s new GDPR laws, which will come into effect on May 25. And Australian businesses need to aware of the changes.