Europe’s AI Act is a ‘decent start’ but is it workable?
Watered down legislation still puts Europe ahead on regulating AI but enforcement could be held back by technological gaps
Bruce Schneier
Apple’s proposed surveillance tech for iPhones aimed at child protection was seriously flawed
Client-side scanning aimed at child protection was seriously flawed
What are the alternatives to Facebook if it goes down?
Ciara O’Brien: The social media platform wields a lot of power over our lives than we care to think about
WhatsApp’s decision to change its privacy policy causes unease among users
Decision prompts many to consider a switch to alternative service providers
Dangerous data: how information has been weaponised
The RSA conference in San Francisco heard of threats by botnets and connected devices
McCaul tells cyber security conference of Russian role in US election
‘These were Americans in the crosshairs of the Kremlin’ US congressman tells RSA
In our rush to build Internet of Things we have left ourselves vulnerable to attacks
It may be anathema to Silicon Valley but government regulation is vital for safe innovation
Hackers used household devices to launch major cyber attack
Twitter, Paypal, Spotify among the companies affected by the security breach
Microsoft’s Brad Smith talks privacy, Snowden and international law
‘People have important privacy rights in their personal information,’ says Smith
Apple FBI iPhone case presents a critical choice for a digital world
Dropping of legal action only the beginning of a wider debate
Rise of the machines: the threat posed by growing connectivity
An IT security expert has some dire warnings about our brave new world
The battle between surveillance, security and the right to privacy
The bargain you make, again and again, with various companies is surveillance in exchange for free service
‘Against an adequately skilled, adequately funded adversary, our defences don’t work’
Cryptologist Bruce Schneier tells RSA conference that focus should be on dealing with fallout of cyberattacks
Outcome of EU privacy debate will affect lives for decades
European institutions are in the process of replacing existing data rules from 1995 to ensure citizens are better protected
Computer security industry adds state agencies to global malware blacklist
Edward Snowden was there first – it’s not just cybercrooks who are using staggeringly sophisticated spyware to invade damn near everything. Companies and countries flail about as they fall through a new kind of wormhole
Net results: implications of data safety in the cloud are still up in the air
Of key concern is, who can get at your data?
Internet turned into ‘giant surveillance platform’ by NSA
Bruce Schneier tells Dublin audience secure web is in everyone’s interest
The security guy who’s unlocking the mystery of government surveillance
Bruce Schneier believes governments, driven by fear, are going the wrong way about tackling terrorism
Online fraud – why Heartbleed isn’t the only cyber threat
It isn’t so much what’s being done, as how it’s being done
Q&A: What is Heartbleed and should I change my password?
Two-year-old security hole in encryption system causing heartache for web users
Security experts urge net users not to panic over Heartbleed
Coding flaw allows unauthorised users to extract data from the server’s memory
Everyone is after personal data, not just the NSA
Security conference hears of need to build better safeguards into the systems themselves
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