Why the draft personal data protection rules are contentious
The new rules mandate parental consent for children’s data and give the government control of Data Protection Boards.
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IRS delays after ID thefts ‘unconscionable,’ watchdog says. Here are 3 ways to protect yourself
A new tax season is nearly here, and with it an opportunity for identity thieves to take advantage of taxpayers. So what can taxpayers do to protect themselves in 2025?
New ENBIC Center signals hope for stronger adoption of ECOWAS regional ID card
Since its adoption in 2014 by the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, the ENBIC biometric ID has not enjoyed the traction ...
Several Utah school districts affected by vast PowerSchool cyberattack
Students from Salt Lake City, Cache, Iron, Weber and other Utah school districts utilize popular education platform to track ...
Identity Access Management: What’s the Difference Between IAM, PAM and MFA?
Tasked with protecting customer information, ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining seamless access to vital systems businesses require modern identity and access management (IAM) ...
Medical billing firm Medusind discloses breach affecting 360,000 people
Medusind, a leading billing provider for healthcare organizations, is notifying hundreds of thousands of individuals of a ...
Security breach in local district leaves family, educator information exposed
The data breach does not include student Social Security numbers, as that information is not stored in PowerSchool, according ...
EVSC students’ social security numbers, personal information leaked in data breach
Officials say the same company, PowerSchool, is used by thousands of school districts, and many of them have also been ...
Online gift card store exposed hundreds of thousands of people’s identity documents
The gift card store secured the public cloud storage server containing customer ID documents, which was not protected with a ...
Hackers target HCF nursing homes. What patient information was exposed
HCF Management announced the data breach Thursday. The company manages 31 facilities, including Edinboro Manor, Corry Manor ...
What to know about protecting your identity, personal information after a data breach
In 2023, more than 350 million were impacted by data breaches, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center, a national identity crime nonprofit. Personal information taken in data breaches can be ...
Tips for Protecting Your Identity Online and Offline
Most people underestimate the risks associated with identity theft and the importance of safeguarding their personal ...
LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112
SafeBreach researchers developed a zero-click PoC exploit that crashes unpatched Windows Servers using the Windows ...
EVSC students’ social security numbers, personal information leaked in data breach
Officials say the same company, PowerSchool, is used by thousands of school districts, and many of them have also been ...
How to protect your child's personal information after PowerSchool data breach
Many parents were alerted this week that PowerSchool had experienced a data breach. PowerSchool is a tech software that - ...
Are data brokers endangering your retirement security?
Data brokers pose huge risks to retirement security by selling personal information, but you can take proactive steps to ...
Frankenstein Fraud: How Synthetic Identity Theft Targets the Most Vulnerable
If a criminal steals a Social Security number, they could piece it together with other real or fake details to create an ...
Transmit Security is Recognized as a Leader in Customer Identity and Access Management by a Leading Analyst Firm
The report further notes, “Transmit Security’s vision and roadmap is ahead in fraud management and identity verification. The vendor’s technical roadmap is feature-rich, and roadmap ...
Security and Estate Planning: New Considerations for UHNW Families
Security is becoming a central consideration in structuring everything from family offices to succession plans.
Preventing this insidious email forwarding scam that will drain your bank account
Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says business email compromise scams are a serious threat, as shown by Teresa W.'s near loss of thousands of dollars.