Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data

A hacking group called Department of Peace said they hacked a specific office within Homeland Security to protest ICE’s mass ...

Beyond The Enterprise Data Platform: Why Ecosystems Win

Data platforms have moved from static, disconnected systems to integrated environments where analytics and real-time data ...
Cyber Defense Magazine

The New AI Arsenal: Why LLMs and Transformers Matter for CISOs

As Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security leaders, you are tasked with safeguarding your organization in an ...

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true

All eight of the top password managers have adopted the term “zero knowledge” to describe the complex encryption system they use to protect the data vaults that users store on their servers. The ...
Ars Technica

Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

Discord is facing backlash after announcing that all users will soon be required to verify ages to access adult content by sharing video selfies or uploading government IDs. According to Discord, it’s ...
No Jitter

AI security is not a top priority

The view of top executives is concerning because they are often the ones with the power to implement and enforce security and privacy policies. This is especially prevalent when it comes to AI use.
TechCrunch

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means

With the change in TikTok ownership, TikTok users in the U.S. are collectively freaking out over the company’s updated privacy policy after being alerted to the changes through an in-app message. The ...
The Verge

Trump admin admits DOGE employees had access to off-limits Social Security data

A court filing reveals DOGE employees had more access to Social Security data than previously disclosed. A court filing reveals DOGE employees had more access to Social Security data than previously ...
The Washington Post

Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data

The Trump administration has acknowledged for the first time in a court filing that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data without the awareness of agency ...
FedScoop

DOGE likely violated order on Social Security data, court filing shows

A protester holds a sign that reads: "This billionaire stole your social security number" during a protest at a Manhattan Tesla dealership to demonstrate against Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (Photo by Michael ...
VentureBeat

Tokenization takes the lead in the fight for data security

Tokenization is emerging as a cornerstone of modern data security, helping businesses separate the value of their data from its risk. During this VB in Conversation, Ravi Raghu, president, Capital One ...