With the data the U.S. government has, it could write detailed biographies on nearly every resident. While it’s true the U.S. government requires access to information to keep our nation safe, it need not be at the expense of personal privacy. Unfortunately, in the case of the National Security Administration’s (NSA’s) leaked Ragtime files, personal…
Answer: It’s totally irresponsible. The spirit of the U.S. Deputy Attorney General’s call for “responsible encryption” is noble; the practice, however, flies right in the face of our most basic rights to privacy and security. The (flawed) idea is that building backdoors into iPhones and other secure messaging services will make it easier for law…
Turning off your GPS won’t prevent smartphone apps from tracking you. I was recently interviewed for an article on this very topic by Sophos’s award-winning threat news room, Naked Security. The article discusses an app researchers developed to show how precisely smartphone users can be tracked even when their GPS is turned off. The app…
The following is an excerpt of an article I wrote that first appeared on the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) website. The day has arrived. A Wisconsin-based tech company will soon offer its employees microchip implants. The company expects to chip more than 50 employees, allowing them to access technology with just a…
A new federal resource can help smaller health care organizations get a better handle on their information security practices – and it may reveal gaps that need your attention now. New week, new cyberattacks in the headlines – right? The past few months have seen a marked increase in the number of large-scale attacks designed…
