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Cloud services are rapidly becoming the primary connectors between businesses, with the average company connecting with 1,555 partners.   Derived from analysis of actual cloud usage across over 17 million employees, the report by Skyhigh Networks found that eight per cent of all partners are “high-risk” and that 30 per cent of total data shared with partners is shared with these high-risk partners. It said that a number of attributes can classify a partner as...

Jim Pflaging has been appointed to the Board of Directors of AdaptiveMobile.   Bringing over 25 years of Silicon Valley experience, Pflaging was previously director and managing principal of the SINET Group LLC, and he served as CEO for several leading firms, including SenSage and Pacific Bell Network Integration (PBNI), the managed security and network services subsidiary of SBC.   Brian Collins, chief executive officer at AdaptiveMobile, said: “Jim's success in the telecommunications, enterprise and security...

Consumers crave privacy, but do not typically alter actions to protect themselves. According to a recent study by Trend Micro and the Ponemon Institute of 1,903 people, the majority of consumers believe the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) outweigh privacy concerns. However, 75 per cent feel they do not have any control over their personal information.   “These comprehensive findings show that, while consumers seem to be concerned about privacy and security, they...

The personal details of world leaders at the last G20 summit were accidentally disclosed by the Australian immigration department. An employee of the agency inadvertently sent the passport numbers, visa details and other personal identifiers of all world leaders attending the summit to the organisers of the Asian Cup football tournament, and did not consider it necessary to inform those world leaders of the privacy breach. Those affected include the leaders of America, Russia, Germany,...

Jisc has launched a new service to enable researchers to access their digital resources and applications through a single, federated sign-on. Assent enables simplified, seamless and secure access to the broad range of web and non-web services and works by using open standards and open source software that underpin eduroam and the UK Access Management Federation. Josh Howlett, head of trust and identity at Jisc said: “Many institutions will already be using federated access in...

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been fined £180,000 after thousands of confidential documents from a high-profile bribery investigation were mistakenly sent to the wrong person. The papers, from an investigation into a BAE Systems deal, contained evidence relating to 64 people. They were wrongly sent to a witness in the case in an "astounding" lapse, the Information Commissioner's Office said. The SFO said it had "substantially overhauled its procedures". The documents included bank statements,...

Highly sensitive pension details are being sold for as little as 5p and ending up in the hands of criminals. An investigation by the Daily Mail found that private financial information is being passed on by firms without their customers’ knowledge. This valuable data is then repeatedly sold on, ending up in the hands of fraudsters and cold-calling firms. The Information Commissioner’s Office vowed to pass evidence to police and began an immediate inquiry into...

A group calling itself “the Nigerian Cyber Army” shut down the electoral commission's website over the weekend.   The group warned officials not to rig the presidential election during the voting process. The hacked website featured a banner reading “Strucked by Nigerian Cyber Army”, with another saying “security is just an illusion”.   The Independence Electoral Commission (INEC) said in a tweet that it was aware of the hack and was investigating it, although with...

Thousands of Uber users account credentials are up for sale online.   At least two separate vendors on dark web marketplace AlphaBay are selling active Uber account databases. Once purchased, these accounts let buyers order up rides using whatever payment information is on file. Those accounts can also show trip history, email addresses, phone numbers and location information for people's home and work addresses.   The sellers are offering up the accounts for $1 and...

The Pentagon lost track of sensitive equipment from a $750 million program to help US soldiers spot roadside bombs, and some of it wound up for sale on eBay, Craigslist and other websites.   According to a Navy intelligence document obtained by The Intercept, the missing equipment includes thermal optic imaging and night vision devices that were supplied to US forces to help locate improvised explosive devices.   “Since 2009, some of this advanced hardware...