A survey conducted by SureCloud revealed more than half of its participants are cutting down on compliance and risk management budgets, despite being aware of the importance of compliance accountability and growing need for high-end data security practices. The survey showed 72 percent of the 130 IT professionals interviewed agreed regulatory compliance is a high…
After the disbanding of the Safe Harbor agreement earlier this year, U.S. businesses have been waiting for a ruling to disclose how to process data across the Atlantic. EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova disclosed in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that European legislators want mandatory disclosure of U.S. firms requesting European citizen intelligence…
The Identity Theft Resource Center, or ITRC, issued a report last week indicating the number of information attacks is still growing, but the total remains less than 2014. This report included data breaches identified by the ITRC up to November 10, 2015. There are 650 reported data breaches within the past year that resulted in…
Apple’s operating system is traditionally thought of as impenetrable, but recent events indicate otherwise. A team of hackers was recently awarded $1 million for a successful remote information breach of iOS 9 and more than 200 apps were removed from the app store after leaking users’ personal information. Apple users may feel less confident in…
When gearing up for America Recycles Day this weekend, remember to take personal electronics into account. Recycling electronics cuts down on e-waste dumping, brings potential for reuse and saves internal metals to be used in other industries. When choosing to recycle your personal devices, here are 3 guidelines: Prep devices Unused devices such as cellphones,…
Cyren, a security firm, reported mobile malware distribution was highest on Fridays during last quarter. The firm reported the average amount of malware attachments circulated on Fridays during Q3 was 2.25 billion. This amount of malicious attachments being circulated on Fridays may be seen as an effort to catch device users off-guard. This survey also…
Today is Veterans Day, a day we devote to remembering both active soldiers and veterans of the armed forces around our country. We owe our veterans our lives for protecting us at home and abroad and are forever in debt to them. The sacrifices our forces make for us each day are unimaginable for those…
America Recycles Day is this Sunday, a day devoted to spreading recycling awareness amongst Americans. Recycling common household products is common in most communities, but most citizens may forget about some of the most important materials to recycle: electronics. Here are three questions about e-waste recycling to consider this America Recycles Day: What are some…
America Recycles Day is this Sunday, November 15, 2015. Recycling of daily waste, including paper, plastic and metal, is commonplace, but some of the most important materials to recycle are often not properly taken care of. These materials can be found in old electronics, or e-waste. Electronics sales are skyrocketing each year as manufacturers continue…
The Blackberry Priv is officially available for purchase in the U.S. The device functions on Android instead of the traditional Blackberry 10 OS. Previous Blackberry owners who miss the satisfaction of typing on a traditional keyboard will be satisfied with the new device. The Priv comes with dual keyboards, meaning there is a touchscreen option…
Google’s team of security experts identified more than 10 security issues in the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Over the course of a week, Project Zero, Google’s highly skilled security analytics team, discovered 11 “high-impact” security holes in the device. Project Zero’s teams concentrated on gaining access to the device’s most sensitive data, including contacts,…
As the end of the year approaches, enterprises everywhere are analyzing quarterly spending and new ways to revamp budgets. One change in the IT department could save enterprises thousands and yield the same amount in new revenue. Transitioning to a virtualization-heavy data center management plan presents new opportunities for savings in monthly data center costs,…
Zerodium, an exploit acquisition platform specializing in vulnerability research, awarded a team of hackers $1 million for their successful jailbreak of Apple’s iOS 9.1 on Monday. The prize was awarded after the team successfully completed a contest proposed by Zerodium earlier this year, Wired reported. The hackers figured out a way to hack an iPhone…
More than three million cellphones were sold during Q2 of 2015. This number is up 13.5 percent from the year before, Gartner reports. Cellphone turnover is growing faster by the year, and so is the number of disposed devices, but are these devices properly refurbished or recycled? What happens if they aren’t? The number of…
This morning, The Wall Street Journal reported Google’s plans to combine their Chrome and Android operating systems for future devices. The new version of Android will run on personal computers. Chromebooks will adopt a new name, but the popular Internet browsing app will remain named Chrome. Google’s decision to combine systems could be seen as a…
