Uber announced last month that the personal data of 57 million users, including 600,000 drivers in the United States, was stolen in a 2016 breach.
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Dubai enters phase one of emirate-wide strategy to go paperless
Smart Dubai has broken ground on the first phase of implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy, which seeks to digitise internal and external transactions at government entities and save time and effort for employees and customers alike.0 8668
UAE residents among the quickest adopters of fintech: report
The UAE has reportedly topped Western countries when it comes to the adoption of digital technologies for financial services.
Veritas introduces data classification to eDiscovery Platform
Multi-cloud data management player Veritas Technologies has unveiled advances to the company’s eDiscovery Platform with new data classification features designed to help …
Why Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins believes in UAE tech
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins launched the networking giant’s 11th global Innovation and Experience Centre at its Middle East hub in …
Middle East posts world’s highest increase in data breach costs
“Businesses need holistic data protection strategies and solutions to prevent, contain, and remediate data breaches,” says Savitha Bhaskar, Condo Protego.
Facebook launches Messenger Kids
The new application, according to the firm, is aimed at ensuring that kids under 12 years old can connect with others under parental supervision.
Uber security execs resign amid data breach fallout
The Uber data breach compromised information belonging to over 57 million customers and about 600,000 drivers.
Eugene Kaspersky: We would never spy for Russia
Founder and CEO of Moscow-based anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab Eugene Kaspersky said that he would quit and move the business out of Russia if intelligence agencies ever asked his company to spy for it.
Gemalto: 47% of ME consumers feel businesses don’t take data security seriously
Over half (51 percent) of consumers in the Middle East would stop doing business with a company if it experienced a data breach, according Gemalto.
US charges three Chinese nationals with Moody’s, Siemens data breach
US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cybersecurity company in China with hacking into Siemens AG, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets, according to a report by Reuters.