Archives for security breach

08 Mar

Are Passwords Becoming A Thing Of The Past?

Throughout human history, passwords have been used from ‘watchwords’ in ancient Roman armies to the four-pin locks on our smartphones today. But as cyber security becomes an increasingly important concern, many experts point out that passwords may have outlived their usefulness.  The World Economic Forum found that cybercrime-related activities result in an estimated cost of…

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15 Oct

How Effective Are Bug Bounty Programs As Security & Compliance Strategies

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Facebook recently announced Hacker Plus, a loyalty program for its bug bounty program. As per the company’s claim, it is the first of its kind program, built on the loyalty programs issued by airlines and hotels.  The social media tech giant will now evaluate users’ performance based on cumulative quantity, score, and signal-to-noise ratio of…

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31 Dec

How A Security Camera Vendor Exposed User Data While Performing Analytics

Wyze- a security camera manufacturer admitted to a mistake that cost more than a million users’ personal data to be exposed on the web. According to Wyze, while no passwords or financial information was exposed, user data like email addresses, Wi-Fi network IDs and body metrics were left unprotected between December 4 and December 26,…

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