A lawsuit against warrantless searches at US border points has revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has given its border patrol agents free rein to conduct warrantless, suspicion-less device searches for pretty much any reason at all. The lawsuit was filed against DHS in 2017 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the… Continue reading DHS POLICIES ALLOW UNLIMITED, WARRANT LESS DEVICE SEARCH

22% of a company’s folders are accessible, on average, to every employee, according to the new report from the Varonis Data Lab, which analyzed more than 54 billion files. The report shines a light on security issues that put organizations at risk from data breaches, insider threats and crippling malware attacks. Key findings from the… Continue reading CYBER SECURITY THREATS:REGULATORY FINES ON FIRMS LOOMS AS SENSITIVE DATA ARE STILL NOT PROTECTED

The New York Attorney General has accused cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and cryptocurrency Tether of an $850m fraud. The State’s Attorney General Letitia James obtained a court order last week directing iFinex, which operates Bitfinex and Tether, to turn over financial documents within 30 days. In a separate legal filing, she accused Bitfinex’s operators of controlling… Continue reading CRYPTOCURRENCY: BITFINEX AND TETHER ACCUSED OF $850m FRAUD

Globally, anger and stress among people is on the increase. According to a BBC report, an opinion poll showed that out of 150,000 people quizzed in 140 countries ,1 in 3 people are stressed while 1 out of five experience anger or sadness. While Paraguay emerged as the most positive country, Chad emerged the most… Continue reading OPINION POLL REVEALS GLOBAL INCREASE IN ANGER AND STRESS_Ada Nkong