How Cybercriminals Are While cybercrime has been getting a lot of attention from law enforcement and the media lately, I’ve been documenting a less high-tech threat emerging in recent months: an increase in stolen checks. Criminals are increasingly targeting the U.S. Postal Service and personal mailboxes to steal filled checks […]
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Popular messaging app WhatsApp on Thursday asked its nearly two billion users to agree to new terms that will allow it to share more information with parent company Facebook and expand advertising and e-commerce. The update has drawn criticism from users, as they must accept the changes or see their […]
Apple’s Privacy Labels When Apple unveiled major privacy upgrades for its iOS 14 at WWDC 2020, a battle royale broke out between the tech giant and Facebook. The social media giant claim that user data was critical to its ability to serve relevant ads and that Apple’s policies would upset […]
UWhatsApp emphasizes privacy WhatsApp (green logo, left) has reassured users about privacy as it faces off against rival secure mobile messaging services such as Signal WhatsApp reassured users on Tuesday about the privacy of the Facebook-owned messaging service, as people flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal after a change to […]
This Friday, March 10, 2017, file photo shows the WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone in New York City. Encrypted messaging apps Signal and Telegram are seeing huge increases in downloads from Apple and Google’s app stores in early January 2021, while WhatsApp’s growth is down following a privacy fiasco […]
WhatsApp delays data WhatsApp has waived its February 8, 2021 deadline to accept changes to its terms of service WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal. The smartphone app, a huge hit around […]
WhatsApp moves up Earlier this month, WhatsApp started showing its new terms and privacy policy screen when you launched the app. The screen asked users to tap Agree and accept the new terms, which will go into effect on February 8. You can close the pop-up, but you’ll have to […]
You Can Now WhatsApp group calling, both audio and video, has become popular in these work-from-home times. Since it has very little setup process, it has become an emergency communication tool for many professionals. Understanding this, the Facebook-owned platform has rolled out a new feature that allows users to join […]
This article is part of a series dedicated to the topic of Generative AI. Specifically focusing on understanding and assessing the risks associated with Generative AI systems. The text explores an analytical framework for AI risk management. Drawing on established methodologies in the field of cybersecurity and introducing innovative perspectives […]
Critical analysis of Cybersecurity is an increasingly relevant topic in the Italian and international panorama. With the entry into force of Law 90/2024 and NIS 2 , which require regulatory and operational adaptation for efficient management of IT risks, new provisions on cybersecurity have been introduced, with significant impacts on […]