Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we revealed to readers the mindset of security pros as to why they lack confidence in their ability to prevent their organizations getting breached. We also reported on Maine Governor Janet Mills implementing the state’s own privacy protections, how Apple can better protect its users’ privacy, the continuous trending of the MegaCortex ransomware, how cyberbullies … [Read more...]
June 17, 2019
June 12, 2019
Apple iOS 13 will better protect user privacy, but more could be done
Last week, Apple introduced several new privacy features to its latest mobile operating system, iOS 13. The Internet, predictably, expressed doubt, questioning Apple’s oversized influence, its exclusive pricing model that puts privacy out of reach for anyone who can’t drop hundreds of dollars on a mobile phone, and its continued, near-dictatorial control of the App store, which can, at a moment’s … [Read more...]
June 11, 2019
Maine governor signs ISP privacy bill
Less than one week after Maine Governor Janet Mills received one of the nation’s most privacy-protective state bills on her desk, she signed it into law. The move makes Maine the latest US state to implement its own online privacy protections. The law, which will go into effect July 1, 2020, blocks Internet service providers (ISPs) from selling, sharing, or granting third parties access to … [Read more...]
June 6, 2019
Hyperlink auditing: where has my option to disable it gone?
There is a relatively old method that might be gaining traction to follow users around on the world wide web. Most Internet users are aware of the fact that they are being tracked in several ways. (And awareness is a good start.) In a state of awareness, you can adjust your behavior accordingly, and if you feel it’s necessary, you can take countermeasures. Which is why we want to bring the … [Read more...]
June 5, 2019
Maine inches closer to shutting down ISP pay-for-privacy schemes
Maine residents are one step closer to being protected from the unapproved use, sharing, and sale of their data by Internet service providers (ISPs). A new state bill, already approved by the state House of Representatives and Senate, awaits the governor’s signature. If signed, the bill would provide some of the strongest data privacy protections in the United States, putting a latch on … [Read more...]
June 3, 2019
Leaks and breaches: a roundup
It’s time for one of our semi-regular breach/data exposure roundup blogs, as the last few days have brought us a few monsters. If you use any of the below sites, or if you think some of your data has been sitting around exposed, we’ll hopefully give you a better idea of what the issue is. Seeing so many services be compromised or simply exposed for all to see without being secured is rather … [Read more...]
May 29, 2019
NIST’s privacy framework lets privacy tell its own story
Online privacy remains unsolved. Congress prods at it, some companies fumble with it (while a small handful excel), and the public demands it. But one government agency is trying to bring everyone together to fix it. As the Senate sits on no fewer than four data privacy bills that their own members wrote—with no plans to vote on any—and as the world’s largest social media company braces for an … [Read more...]
May 22, 2019
May 21, 2019
The Data Protection and Privacy Glossary
Understanding and complying with data protection and privacy regulations is hard enough. With all of the jargon and acronyms thrown around, it can sometimes feel like lawyers and regulators don't want you to understand. Fear not, we've put together a comprehensive data protection and privacy glossary to help you sort it all out. … [Read more...]
May 13, 2019
Is PSD2 Good for Banks And How Should IT Teams Implement It?
The EU’s PSD2 directive (a revised payment service directive) aims to regulate electronic payments in EU member countries. It has no impact on traditional paper-based transactions. … [Read more...]
