Will Do Not Track make a difference to web privacy?
by Mark Stockley Earlier this week the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released the first drafts of two new privacy standards aimed at simplifying and standardising how websites read and comply with web users’ privacy settings.
The Tracking Preference Expression and Tracking Compliance and Scope standards define a ‘Do Not Track’ (DNT) mechanism that will allow users to opt out of the sort of tracking increasingly used for web analytics and behavioural advertising.
2012 Cyber Security Predictions
Article & Video by Websense Security Labs With all of the crazy 2011 security breaches, exploits and notorious hacks, what can we expect for 2012? Last year’s Websense Security Labs predictions were very accurate, so these predictions should provide very useful guidance for security professionals. Here are the highlights... Read More...
New Survey: One thing you can't recycle is wasted time
by Websense As soon as I heard about today’s Pew Internet Trust and American Life Project survey that says most people surf the Internet for no particular reason—I immediately thought of our recent research showing the leisure, or fun side of the web can often be tainted. For example... Read More...
Unlocked Industry Commentary
The Top Industry Articles for 2012
6 Reasons why InfoSec should not report to IT
by Planet Heidi It’s not a strict compliance requirement (tho it sneaks into Separation of Duty under SOX) but generally it’s a bad idea for the Information Security Functions to report to any of the IT management divisions. At best, maybe the head ISO can report to the CTO but anything lower down the line is a bad idea. Why? Read More...
Hackers Unlock Car Doors via SMS
by The Hacker News Don Bailey and Mathew Solnik, Two hackers have found a way to unlock cars that use remote control and telemetry systems like BMW Assist, GM OnStar, Ford Sync, and Hyundai Blue Link. These systems communicate with the automaker’s remote servers via standard standard mobile networks like GSM and CDMA — and with a clever bit of reverse engineering, the hackers were able to pose as these servers and communicate directly with a car’s on-board computer via “war texting” — a riff on “war driving,” the act of finding open wireless networks. Read More...
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