Mark Zuckerberg rejects call from US lawmaker to break up Facebook
Here in the UK Facebook seems to have been abandoned by the under 25s. I can see the anti-trust reasons for pushing for a breakup but I think Facebook itself […]
Digital Business
Margrethe Vestager’s second chance
Interesting profile of this powerful lady. She’s been trying very hard to rein in Big Tech, but with little effect so far…: Call it the paradox of Margrethe Vestager. Europe’s top […]
New Banking Regs Increase Cyber-Attack Risk
Looks like fintechs are a going to be a focus for attacks. If you’re working with or for one of these startups, it’s time to invest in secure development practises […]
Infosec prophet Bruce Schneier (peace be upon him) is only as famous as half of Salt-N-Pepa
Many moons ago it was common to check out your own personal reputation ranking but Google personalisation features now make that very difficult to do. Instead, here’s a look at […]
Facebook warns about iPhone privacy change that could unsettle Facebook users
Mobile users will be regularly reminded that they have little or no secrets from Facebook…: Less than two weeks before a likely iOS software update that will give iPhone users […]
Facebook Drops Default Facial Recognition Tag Suggestions
Perhaps FB is beginning to understand the public’s suspicion of facial recognition?… […] Facebook is giving users more control over a facial recognition feature used by the company to help […]
Huawei believes banning it from 5G will make countries insecure
Two observations about Huawei: First, notice how many non-Chinese management positions have been created; Second, it’s an interesting logical twist to say, in effect, “We’re bound to be screwing up […]
Tech Mahindra sees digital businesses growing to 50% of revenue
Interesting to see what the CEO of one of the largest IT businesses thinks about upcoming opportunities in IT-related markets…: […] How much do you see digital businesses contributing? Digital […]
Imperva discloses security incident impacting cloud firewall users
This is possibly the worst thing to happen to a company that trades on trust. We will all be watching closely to see how/if they recover from this…: Cyber-security and […]
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) on SEC’s Radar
Full disclosure: I have been involved in a number of blockchain-based startups in the past couple of years so I’ve seen first-hand the chilling effect of the regulatory interest in […]