Tony Anscombe
Chief Security Evangelist at WeLiveSecurity.com
ESET Chief Security Evangelist. I blog and speak about cybersecurity, privacy & other tech issues. Everyone needs to feel and be safe online.
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1 month ago |
hr.com | Tony Anscombe
AI is transforming recruitment by potentially assessing candidates' cybersecurity habits, such as password management and phishing awareness. Job seekers could use their cybersecurity scores to differentiate themselves from other candidates. The use of AI to assess candidates’ cybersecurity behaviors raises concerns about privacy and fairness.
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1 month ago |
grcoutlook.com | Tony Anscombe
We are inundated with news reports of data breaches, and often, these incidents are potentially preventable with proper cybersecurity measures. One recent large-scale breach was PowerSchool, an educational software company, where upwards of 60 million users’ personal data was compromised due to a socially engineered security incident.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
homebusinessmag.com | Tony Anscombe
In today’s fast-paced workplace, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have become indispensable. With practices like BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and remote work now commonplace in businesses of all sizes, employees enjoy greater flexibility and efficiency—whether chatting remotely, checking emails on the go, or accessing company data from anywhere. However, with this flexibility comes increased risk.
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Jan 15, 2025 |
welivesecurity.com | Tony Anscombe
Florida’s state legislators recently passed a new bill aimed at protecting children online. The highlights of the bill, which is known as HB 3, are mandatory age verification for accessing material that is deemed harmful to minors, and prohibiting children younger than 14 from joining social media, with parental or guardian consent required for those under 16.
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Nov 12, 2024 |
techradar.com | Tony Anscombe
(Image credit: Getty Images)Just before the 2024 general election was announced, the UK government was looking to bring in tougher rules on ransomware payments, including the potential to ban ransom payments entirely. The justification? A decisive action to cut off the business model of cyber extortionists. But the message around ransom payments is contradictory to say the least. In the UK, the NCSC has made it abundantly clear that businesses should not pay ransoms.
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