Cyber-Security

Bitcoin rate drops further as Twitter bans crytocurrency ads on fraud fears

Twitter, on Monday, prohibited the advertising of cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges and wallet services from its platform, sending the value of bitcoin…

Federal Trade Commission launches probe into Facebook data scandal

The Federal Trade Commission said it had opened an investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in…

Facebook, Cambridge Analytica hit with first state lawsuit

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are already dealing with numerous private lawsuits over non-consensual data sharing, but they now have to…

IETF approves new security standard to make web safer

The Internet Engineers Task Force (IETF) has unanimously approved Transport Layer Security version 1.3, a security framework that will make encrypted…

World Economic Forum leads creation of fintech cybersecurity consortium

The World Economic Forum has led the creation of an industry consortium focused on improving the cybersecurity of financial technology…

Forcepoint suggests human-centric approach as solution to $450 million cybersecurity breaches

Forcepoint, a leading global private cybersecurity company, has called for a human-centric approach to solve cybersecurity breaches by private organisations…