Cybersecurity is going to get much more complicated next year. The global IT nonprofit association ISACA believes that IT and cybersecurity professionals shall face accelerated change and complexity in cybersecurity, data privacy and big data in 2014. “The pace of change expected in 2014 will put incredible pressure on technology professionals in the workplace with a
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The military program law (LPM) has just been officially published on December 19th after being accepted by the Senate. This limits actions from the opponents to the law, including MPs who challenge one of this law articles that provides broader access to internet data by the public authorities. “This article raised much concerns among the
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The National Commission on Informatics and Liberties ( CNIL) confirms that websites and advertising agencies should get the webuser’s approval before storing cookies on computers . This is a further step towards a less intrusive internet navigation. The CNIL has issued a “recommendation” that limits the use of cookies, this sort of invisible software that
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According to a Symantec study, it is in Africa that cybercrime is most severe. As analysed by Security Affairs, this study shows that it through using smartphones that computer viruses and malware spread the most. “A study conducted in Africa in 2012 showed that the development of smartphones involves the increased use of social networks
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Your internet activity is permanently stored. Photos, videos, email address, posted messages on social networks expose you to everyone for years. Let’s have a look at your e- reputation. You may be a bit surprised … We do not realize how our digital lives is traceable … For all that is published on the Internet
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According to a new document released by Edward Snowden, the former NSA agent, and published on ProPublica website, online games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life are being monitored, since 2008, by American and British intelligence agencies. Indeed, according to the document, terrorist and criminal organizations would be using online games to communicate
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The European Council and Microsoft have just signed an agreement concerning their cooperation in the new Cybercrime @ Octopus Microsoft Project. This project, which will start on January 1st 2014, aims to help countries around the world to implement the European Council Convention on Cybercrime and strengthen data protection and safeguards of the rule of
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Vietnam applies a new decree which shall sanction comments on social media that criticize the government with prison sentence or the equivalent of a $ 4,740 fine – which represents a non- negligible amount in this country. Writers of such comments that what can be considered as criminal offenses shall lead to a prison sentence.
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McAfee has just unveiled its latest analysis of the main cybercrime trends for the third quarter of 2013 : it shows that cybercriminals have not taken much holiday this summer. “During this summer, we have added 20 million of new samples in the McAfee” zoo”, which now gathers a total of 170 million elements”. We
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Microsoft just announced the launch of a center to “boost the global fight against cybercrime.” This new center called the Cybercrime Center recently opened on the campus of Microsoft’s U.S. headquarters. The center “will combine the legal and technical expertise of Microsoft and the existing developed innovative tools and technologies” to fight against viruses, infringement
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