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Despite the new GDPR regulation entering into effect across Europe, Facebook and Google are manipulating users into sharing personal data by leveraging misleading wording and confusing interfaces, according to a report released today by the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC).
In its 44-page report, the Norwegian agency accuses Google and Facebook of using so-called "dark patterns" user interface elements into "nudging" users towards accepting privacy options.
See the full article here.
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4 Basic Principles to Help Keep Hackers Out
The most effective hackers keep things simple, something organizations must take into account.
Organizations continue to learn the hard way that when it comes to IT security, the simplest things often cause the biggest problems. A network is only as secure as its weakest link, so hackers don't need to spend the time and money it takes to develop advanced persistent threats or zero-day attacks; they just need to focus on finding the easiest ways of getting in. In other words, the most effective hackers keep things simple, something organizations must take into account.
With that in mind, here are four basic principles that attackers exploit and companies need to stay on top of in order to secure their network.
See the full article here.
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Product Update: PC Web Threat Shield Version 1.7.0.19
Released on July 3rd
- Fix for crash with Internet Explorer
New malware from this past week
We've seen a few new threats arise over this past week, here's a look at what's on the horizon of cyber security threats:
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