Stacker-Cybersecurity & Privacy

  When shoppers walk into a grocery store, they expect security cameras. Few expect the store to analyze their faces, eyes, and voices. Earlier this year, customers entering some Wegmans stores in New York City learned that the retailer was using facial recognition technology in its locations and storing customers’ biometric data. The disclosure, required

  As AI and automation increasingly become embedded into healthcare operations, securing these technologies becomes critical, especially for organizations managing protected health information (PHI), which are frequent targets for cybersecurity threats such as data breaches and unauthorized access. ‍To safeguard this sensitive data, regulatory agencies like the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

  There’s something especially romantic about a summer love. Maybe it’s the heat, the long days, or the extra free time. Or perhaps it’s the fact that many summer flings happen in places far removed from people’s usual routines. Whether you meet someone new while on a trip, exploring new activities, or even on an

  If you work in sales, marketing, or legal, there’s a decent chance someone on your team built an AI-powered tool in the last few months. It could be a workflow, a custom chatbot, or an automation that pulls data from multiple systems. Building it didn’t require IT and it likely works just fine. But

  Your team logs into dozens of apps every day. Sales works in one CRM, support in another ticketing system, and finance in yet another ERP platform. Each department chooses the “best tool for the job,” but no one stops to ask what happens when those tools can’t communicate with each other. The answer is

  Everything has a peak season, and just like heirloom tomatoes, identity theft seems to ripen during the summer. While identity thieves prey on people every day of the year, summer creates an environment in which victims are more susceptible to a number of scams. Below, PeopleFinders breaks down why particular scam attacks increase during the summer,

  On July 1, Connecticut lowered the number of residents’ data a business has to handle before the state’s privacy law applies. The threshold dropped from 100,000 consumers to 35,000, a 65% cut, according to Clym’s analysis of Connecticut’s updated privacy law. Connecticut also removed the threshold entirely for two kinds of businesses: any company

  Courts have upheld roadside plate readers for one reason: They stay put. But a plan to put them on school buses is testing that reason, BusesForSale reports. Depending on your location, your Instagram feed shows that more city councils are voting to pull their license plate cameras off the poles. Coralville, Iowa, pulled its

PeopleFinders reports that with just your name and city, strangers can uncover personal information, making identity theft easier.

Oso highlights the need for better security frameworks in AI agent systems.

Regpack reports robust practices are essential for securing sensitive registrant data with online registration software through encryption, compliance, and automation.

Lifeguard reports that data brokers harvest personal information for profit, fueling identity theft and fraud. Protecting your data is crucial.