In today’s rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape, new technologies, environments and threats are heightening cybersecurity and data privacy concerns. In the last year, governing bodies have taken significant steps to enact stricter compliance measures—and more than ever, they are focusing on identity-related threats. Some notable changes include: Zero Trust is a common thread in many recent regulatory changes.

Everyone remembers that one required writing class they needed to take. If you’re like a lot of other security analysts, you assumed that your job would focus on using technology, not writing research papers. However, in today’s business environment, cyber incidents are critical business events, especially as governments and agencies create more reporting requirements.

When we think of insider threats, we often picture cybercriminals or disgruntled employees trying to break into a business. But there is a more personal, hidden danger lurking in the shadows of our daily lives—our own partners or, in most cases, ex-partners. In the heart of a relationship, trust is woven into every aspect of our lives. We share passwords, accounts, devices, and even locations without a second thought, but what happens when that trust is broken, when love turns to loss?

Is it a good idea to learn how to web scrape? If you want to save hundreds of hours of work, then you should. Also, it’s a cool skill to have as a programmer. Web scraping is the process of extracting data from websites, and since data is available everywhere, you can get it and process it effectively by mastering basic and advanced techniques.

The holiday season brings new shopping habits—but do they put you more at risk?

In this episode of the Trust Issues podcast, host David Puner and David Lee, aka “The Identity Jedi,” delve into the evolving landscape of identity security. They discuss the critical challenges and advancements in securing both human and machine identities. Lee shares insights on the fear and misconceptions surrounding AI, drawing parallels to pop culture references like Marvel’s Jarvis.

At AI Summit Vancouver, experts explored AI ethics, security practices, and balancing innovation with a responsibility to shape a safer AI-empowered future.

While having your own identity stolen is stressful and scary, you will likely be even more terrified if someone steals your child’s identity. Child identity theft occurs when someone steals a minor’s private information to open lines of credit, obtain loans or claim benefits in a child’s name. Based on data from Safe Home, 73% of child identity theft victims know the person who stole their identity, so it’s important to teach children strong online practices.

End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is a method of transferring data securely from your device to another person’s device while protecting information from any third parties. In general, encryption refers to the process of data being converted from a readable format into ciphertext, which is blocks of random characters that are unreadable to people and machines. Once your data has been encrypted, it can only be read after being decrypted with an encryption key.