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Disinformation in 5.4 Billion Fake Accounts: A Lesson for the Private Sector

January 28, 2020

Where disinformation was once communicated by telegram, the modern version of vast, coordinated campaigns are now disseminated through social media with bots, Twitterbots, and bot farms—at a scale humans could never perform. Now, disinformation campaigns can be lodged by a government to influence stock prices in another country, or by a private company to degrade brand presence and consumer confidence. What’s worse is that bots can facilitate these campaigns en masse.

CCPA Update: Analyzing the AG's Proposed Regulations

On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General's office published its long-awaited proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. What are they, and what should enterprises do to achieve compliance and avoid costly fines?

December 9, 2019

On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s (AG) office published its long-awaited proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. The AG’s office also announced that it will hold public hearings on the regulations on December 2-5.

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The FTC-Facebook Settlement: A Major Shift in U.S. Privacy Regulation

Mindi Giftos Ephraim Hintz

November 8, 2019

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In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg famously stated that privacy was no longer a “social norm.” Today, the Facebook founder is no doubt viewing social norms around privacy a bit differently, as are U.S. regulators and consumers.

Facebook Agrees to Pay $645,000 to Settle Cambridge Analytica Scandal

October 31, 2019

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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") and Facebook, Inc. have reached a settlement, in which Facebook agrees to pay a fine of £500,000 ($645,000) to the ICO due to the company’s alleged failure to safeguard user’s data gathered by Cambridge Analytica.

Facebook, Instagram Introduce "Threads," Reportedly Designed With Privacy in Mind

October 4, 2019

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Facebook has announced it will introduce a new feature to its Instagram application: "Threads."

The Real Surprise Behind Zuckerberg’s Taped Webcam and Microphone Reveal

Adam Godfrey

July 26, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg recently made headlines when, in a picture he posted in celebration of an Instagram milestone, it was observed that his laptop’s camera and microphone were taped over in an attempt to mitigate the threat of remote monitoring.

Maximizing 8K Resolution for Stadiums, Municipalities, Government, and Other Large Venues

This presentation will show you the benefits of using high resolution cameras to monitor large venues. This will enable cost savings from reduced camera count. Various intelligent features and functions will be discussed that allow for ease of monitoring and searching videos as well as bandwidth reduction.

Chad Schermerhorn, Security Expert at Brivo, will discuss how your physical security stack should be an operational asset. It should be based on the strongest, and most-up-to-date smart security that can protect you today and adapt for unexpected threats that may come.

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Security Magazine

2020 May

This month in Security magazine, we highlight COVID-19 and enterprise security's response. How has the pandemic changed business continuity plans, and what lessons have been learned? Also this month, we profile Chris Hallenbeck, CISO at Tanium, his view on metrics and information security. In addition, security experts discuss video analytics, how to make AI work within your cyber strategy and more.

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