Google’s Project Nightingale Health Data Practice Raises Privacy Concerns

Google is collecting the health record data of millions of U.S. citizens, raising serious concerns about patient privacy. According to a recent story published in...
Facebook Libra

Facebook’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week Could Be Yours

In a new trend, Facebook managed to garner more negative attention than President Donald Trump last week. True or False? While the correct answer is "false," the social network has...

Be On The Lookout for E-Skimmers – Third Certainty #9

On the latest episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains the dangers of e-skimming, where malicious code is deployed to e-commerce sites to steal...
Desjardins data breach

Desjardins Data Breach Worse Than Originally Reported

The June data breach of Canadian financial institution Desjardins was wider in scope than initially reported and compromised the data of all 4.2 million...
Malware targeting nuclear power plants

North Korean Malware Found on Indian Nuclear Plant Network

Malware associated with North Korean state-sponsored hackers has been identified on the network of an Indian nuclear power plant. Security researchers discovered the presence of...
Countries hacked

Entire Nations Are Getting Hacked–but Your Company Can Be Part of...

The starting price for a new offering of stolen personal information on the dark web--16 gigabytes of sensitive personal information featuring the names, mother's names,...
Georgia cyberattack

Nation of Georgia Hit By Major Cyberattack

The entire nation of Georgia has been hit by a cyberattack, the largest in that country’s history. Indications are that the attack was politically motivated,...

Identity Protection in the Workplace – Third Certainty #8

In the eighth episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains how identity protection in the workplace is a win-win for employers and employees alike.
White House Security

Leaked Memo Warns of Poor Cybersecurity in White House

A leaked memo from the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO) delivered alarming news about the state of cybersecurity at the White...
NordVPN Data Breach

When “Secure” Isn’t? NordVPN Announces Data Breach

Virtual Private Network provider NordVPN announced that it was the target of a successful hack last year. In a statement released on its blog, NordVPN...

The DoorDash Data Breach – Third Certainty #7

In the seventh episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains the dangers of exposed personally identifiable information and shares some tips about how consumers...
human resources

In the Workplace, Safety Is Sexy. And It All Starts With...

Maintaining workplace safety can seem like a rare form of torture--videos and quizzes and talks and such. For most of us, it's a necessary chore. But...
Pitney Bowes Ransomware

Pitney-Bowes the Target of Ransomware

U.S. mailing services company Pitney-Bowes experienced services outages after a ransomware attack earlier this week. “It has been confirmed that our systems have been affected...

Taxpayer Identity Theft Schemes – Third Certainty #6

October 15th is the deadline for extensions on tax returns, and identity thieves are as busy as ever. Adam Levin explains how scammers target...
MPPA style rating system for privacy

Rated P for Private? It’s Time to Re-think Privacy

You probably know privacy is a thing of the past, that is unless you spend a lot of time digging for freshwater clams in marshlands of...
Cybersecurity failing grade

Majority of Americans Fail Basic Cybersecurity Awareness

A newly released study from the Pew Research Center revealed most Americans are not aware of basic cybersecurity practices. The study surveyed 4,272 American adults...

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Third Certainty #5

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. For the fifth episode of Third Certainty, Adam Levin explains how viewers can protect themselves and their accounts by...
multifactor authentication

FBI Warns of Cyber Attacks on Multi-Factor Authentication

The FBI is warning businesses about a new series of cyberattacks that can circumvent multi-factor authentication (MFA). In a Private Industry Notification (PIN), the FBI...

Avoiding Social Security Scams – Third Certainty Episode #4

Years of data breaches have led to the personal information of millions of Americans to be accessible to hackers and scammers. In this episode,...
Google facial recognition

Google Allegedly Used Deceptive Tactics for Facial Recognition

A Google-funded facial recognition project allegedly used deceitful methods to get people to agree to have their faces scanned. According to a Daily News report,...