Monthly Archives: March 2015

DreamHost Rejects More Than 80 Percent of Data Removal Requests in 2014: Report

Los Angeles hosting provider DreamHost rejected 57 percent of all legal requests for information in 2014, according to the company’s 2014 Transparency Report. Continue reading

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German Automotive Giant Volkswagen Avoids Cloud Services Amid Data Security Fears

Volkswagen Group is staying out of the cloud due to German data privacy regulations and security concerns, storing all of its company data on-prem in its headquarters located in Wolfsburg, Germany. Continue reading

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FISMA Report Card Shows Alarming Holes in Government Digital Security

The US Office of Management and Budget prepared an annual report for Congress in late February showing the progress (or lack of progress) of a number of initiatives to protect federal government information under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). Continue reading

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PayPal Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup CyActive

PayPal will establish a cybersecurity center in Israel, and also confirmed on Tuesday that it has acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup CyActive. CyActive technology predicts malware development to provide “future proof” security, the company says. Continue reading

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Canadian Man Indicted For Role in Stealing Over a Billion Email Addresses

Email service providers (ESPs) may feel vindicated after David-Manuel Santos Da Silva of Canada was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for his involvement with a cybercrime ring. Hackers breached at least eight email service providers in the US between February 2009 and June 2012, stealing proprietary marketing… Continue reading

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