WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Social logins are very useful but they carry security and privacy concerns that every company must examine as they move to digitalize everything. In "Kill the password" (fmcs.digital/blog/kill-the-password-a-string-of-characters-wont-protect-you/), the author shows the impact of having multiple websites and applications connected with one another. This is a security concern that must be addressed, mitigated or at the very least highlighted so that everyone involved is aware of the risks and the benefits.

Other articles:

• somewhat technical: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-danger-of-social-media-logins-2014-5
• recent stats on social login use: https://betanews.com/2016/10/19/social-logins-convenience-risks/ 

Mozilla has always been promoting Internet security and privacy and this new report paves the way for a very interesting ongoing look at key elements of the public Internet.

Read this important post to understand just how many traces we leave behind as we lead our daily lives.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

On this Data Privacy Day 2017, I thought I would review what Google, Apple, Facebook and others know about me. Unfortunately, it looks like this information is difficult to find and pretty much the only data we can find is from Google. So, let's assume Apple, Facebook, twitter, and others know as much if not more.

Google tools that will show you what they know about you:

• https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity 
• https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated 
• https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard 
• http://visual.ly/how-much-does-google-really-know-about-you

Other articles about those tools:

• http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-google-knows-about-you-2016-5/#to-delete-all-of-your-web-and-app-activity-in-one-shot-go-back-to-the-main-web-and-app-activity-page-and-click-on-the-three-dots-at-the-top-corner-of-the-page-then-click-on-delete-options-then-on-advanced-and-then-on-all-time-4
• http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-see-everything-google-knows-about-you-2016-6
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-much-google-know-about-you/ 

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

We are being tracked everywhere as I reported in a previous article about behavioral tracking: http://fmcs.digital/blog/behavioral-tracking-explained-in-9min-video-by-gary_kovacs-via-ted-mustsee-privacyaware-dataprivacyday/ 

This new tracking method is very clever as it uses your browser configuration settings to derive an almost unique fingerprint to track you everywhere, even in the absence of cookies or ad beacons on a web page. On this Data Privacy day 2017, be aware, and be careful.

Amazing reference concerning ransomware: what they are, trends, recommendations, etc. Very well done, very useful.

A very good review of a database ransom hacks that target mongoDB databases with a link to another very interesting article on the immutable truths about data breaches.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/01/krebss-immutable-truths-about-data-breaches/ 

A very good overview of the limitations of passwords and the many new mechanisms that exist to protect your digital assets.

Just follow the link to the 2012 report and find out what it means to cross reference different digital databases.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Our lives are digital and we leave digital exhaust behind us everywhere we go. This paper shows what the US government uses to put together a composite picture of your digital twin. For now, they plan to use this for border crossing but in the future - 10 or 20 years down the road - what will this info be used for? Also, knowing that military and very advanced technology always makes it into the corporate world, how will this be used by corporations? 

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Knowing what information is captured about you, stored and the digital profiles that is created behind the scenes as you browse the web is a first step in regaining control over our digital twin so we can have better digital lives.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Surveillance is part of the web browsing experience mostly due to ads and social beacons. Trying to block them off not only degrades the user experience but may not provide the expected benefits as it may provide a different type of surveillance. Ad blocking does not appear to be the solution after all. So what can provide more privacy when surfing the web? The question remains open.

A very good review of the limitations of passwords and the multiple new methods we will have to enhance our digital security.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

To go digital, being secure is very high on the list of priorities. Maslow had put security as the second layer in the pyramid of needs - and I believe this is also true in the new pyramid of digital needs!

Brian Krebs exposes the attack his security blog has recently suffered, along with clear explanation of the attack and ways to prevent it.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

It is by sharing stories like this one that we can all learn of potential danger that any website faces when a properly motivated opponent targets you.

An 8 minute video that will make you rethink your hunt for free wifi in public spaces...

Face recognition, gender detection, and age estimation are all now possible with this open source suite of software code. This should pave the way for wide adoption in all kind of applications, from retail store security cameras to hand held camera devices such as the narrative camera or others. I can think of so many use cases - both good and bad - where this technology can be deployed. Just a question of time...

http://getnarrative.com/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/parashoot-smart-wearable-video-mini-hd-camera 

http://www.getperfectmemory.com/