All Security Culture
- Facebook's balancing act between trust and security
The Paris attacks highlight the delicate dance for Facebook. But Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos says it's vital for the social network to defend users' privacy – and foster trust among its online community – in the face of growing pressure from governments to reveal more information about the platform's 1.5 billion users.
- Want to stop apps from sharing your data? There’s an app for that, too
Northeastern University researchers launched an app called ReCon to track and limit the personal information that's collected and shared by other smartphone apps.
- Hello, operator, I’d like to report a bug: Why one company is offering hackers directory assistance
HackerOne, one of the leading bounty firms, is creating a system that will connect computer vulnerability hunters with companies that may not have formal disclosure policies.
- ACLU urges digital privacy safeguards for students
An American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts survey of the state's public schools found that few have policies dealing with students' expectations of digital privacy in the classroom.
- How to fill the massive cybersecurity workforce shortage
Cybersecurity skills are in growing demand, but decreasing supply. Key takeaways from an event Passcode hosted in Washington about closing the skills gap.
- Why secure e-mail startup Lavaboom imploded
After encrypted webmail service Lavabit closed under FBI pressure to reveal data about users – Edward Snowden reportedly among them – Lavaboom launched to take up the mantle. But about a year after launching, it has collapsed amid legal and financial woes.
- How obsessive self-tracking is eroding privacy for everyone
Sociologist Deborah Lupton says the growing use of health tracking technology is conditioning society to reveal more personal information about themselves, often giving it to corporations interested only in turning a profit.
- Why I make my kids read privacy policies
It's like teaching them to look both ways before crossing the street. Reading privacy policies for apps is about learning basic safety tips in the Internet Age and gives parents an opportunity to teach kids about responsibility and self awareness on the Web.