Category: BI Security

February 7, 2019

GDPR. CCPA. What’s next? Data privacy regulations are just starting to take hold. As of the end of 2018, we’re over 6 months past the GDPR deadline, and barely a year away from the California Consumer Privacy Act. Many companies […]

February 4, 2019

Over a billion people were affected by enterprise data breaches in 2018. From Marriott International to Facebook and Uber, no company is too large to escape the threat of increasingly sophisticated, data-focused cyberattacks. And consumers aren’t the only ones taking […]

January 29, 2019

The world of security news is often awash with myths about Android security. While the headlines can focus on hyperbole and dramatic accounts, the real story and data is far more favorable for Google’s mobile operating system. The Android team’s […]

January 14, 2019

The three most prevalent threats plaguing the internet have been found to be cryptocurrency miners. In its latest analysis of the internet‘s most pressing malware hazards, cybersecurity group Check Point ranked the supposedly neutral Monero-mining script CoinHive in first place […]

January 11, 2019

The city of New York has a new blockchain center. Opened by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) as part of a partnership with FuturePerfect Labs (an affiliate of FuturePerfect Ventures) and GBBC Labs (a subsidiary of the […]

January 10, 2019

Bitwise Asset Management, a cryptocurrency index fund provider, has applied for a new bitcoin-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF). The application, submitted with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlines the company’s proposal. For the benefit of those not in the […]

December 20, 2018

Have you noticed the increasing number of pop-ups asking you to consent or “agree” when you visit a website? Do you find these annoying and tend to just click accept without reading the policies? So do most people, and here’s […]

December 3, 2018

At the blockchain conferences and blockchain industry discussions over the last two years I had many chances to listen to talks about crypto regulation by the new gurus of the crypto. Being a tech law scholar for 20+ years, I […]

November 29, 2018

Earlier this month at the annual Ethereum conference, Vitalik Buterin spoke to Quartz about how he thinks that IBM’s commercial blockchain offerings are “totally not the point…” Blockchain should be open, transparent, and of the people. As soon as the […]

November 20, 2018

Just when you thought Facebook has put the worst of its troubles behind, the social media giant revealed on Friday that it had experienced a new security incident that possibly affected 90 million users. However, unlike previous scandals, in which […]