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The Most Notorious Rogue Employee Speaks

The Most Notorious Rogue Employee Speaks

Revelations in Edward Snowden's new book offer companies strong lessons for safeguarding sensitive data.

By David McCann | December 23, 2019

Will the Cloud Be Balkanized?

Will the Cloud Be Balkanized?

Data nationalism, designed to protect privacy, also threatens to break the cloud into pieces and end the dominance of U.S. providers.

By Ed Zwirn | December 1, 2015

U.S. to Delay Domain Names Handover for a Year

U.S. to Delay Domain Names Handover for a Year

Calls for the U.S. to transfer control of ICANN to an international group have been fueled by Edward Snowden's revelations of NSA spying.

By Matthew Heller | August 19, 2015

U.S. Digital Surveillance Hurting Tech Sector

U.S. Digital Surveillance Hurting Tech Sector

Tech industry group warns that economic impact of U.S. surveillance will likely far exceed $35 billion.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | June 10, 2015

Facebook Sees No Respite From Government Data Requests

Facebook Sees No Respite From Government Data Requests

Content restriction requests also rose 11% in the second half of 2014, to 9,707. India led the way with 5,832 requests.

By Matthew Heller | March 17, 2015

“All of This Stuff Can Be Hacked”

“All of This Stuff Can Be Hacked”

The hack of a Dutch manufacturer raises questions about the security of payments via chip-enabled cards and mobile devices.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 23, 2015

Privacy Groups Urge Obama to Reject Senate Cyber-Security Bill

Privacy Groups Urge Obama to Reject Senate Cyber-Security Bill

Their major objection: it doesn’t offer solutions to cyber-security, only info sharing between businesses and the government.

By Iris Dorbian | July 16, 2014

CFOs Disregarding Cyber Risks

CFOs Disregarding Cyber Risks

But government surveillance and the Heartbleed security bug may finally draw their attention to data security vulnerabilities, one consultant thinks.

By David Katz | April 29, 2014