Data security Coverage

Tom Snyder: Tiny tech promises more accessible, individualized health care

Real-time, wearable monitoring technologies are poised to up-end the current model of health care away from the home. How quickly will the industry and individuals adapt?

Tom Snyder: Tiny code, human vulnerability put the world close to crippling cyber attack

Last week, the world narrowly escaped what could have been one of the largest and most crippling cyber attacks in history. And yet, there has been minimal media coverage of what (almost) happened.

US lawmakers unveil a plan to give all Americans a right to online privacy

If it succeeds, the proposal could establish the US equivalent of the European Union’s landmark privacy law known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

US lawmakers unveil a plan to give all Americans a right to online privacy

Two leading US lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal that could, for the first time, grant all Americans a basic right to digital privacy and create a national law regulating how companies can collect, share and use Americans' online data.

By Brian Fung, CNN

Google to delete billions of browser records to settle 'Incognito' lawsuit

Google will delete billions of data records as part of a settlement for a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of improperly tracking the web-browsing habits of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately.

Tom Snyder: Should we have business licenses for data?

One industry almost certainly needs more regulation that exists today: Healthcare

Here's how we should use facial recognition ethically

Cynthia Rudin, a professor of computer science at Duke, discusses the ease and risks of facial recognition technology.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending March 21

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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Turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection NOW

Apple rolled out an update to its iOS operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection that makes it a lot harder for phone thieves to access key functions and settings.

VPN essentials: Privacy, security and provider picks

Explore the world of VPNs – from top providers like ExpressVPN and NordVPN to the allure of free options. Uncover how VPNs enhance security and privacy, and address the crucial question: do they really work?

VPN essentials: Privacy, security and provider picks

Explore the world of VPNs - from top providers like ExpressVPN and NordVPN to the allure of free options. Uncover how VPNs enhance security and privacy, and address the crucial question: do they really work?

Kaila Curry, Audience Engagement Producer

MacRumors: Apple confirms governments using push notifications to surveil users

Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google's and Apple's servers, a US senator warns. Apple says the letter gave them the opening they needed to share more details with the public about how governments monitored push notifications.

Take back control of your data this shopping season

As you're shopping online for the holidays, understand that your money might not be the only thing online retailers are taking. WRAL 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur shares how merchants are getting a hold of your personal data and selling it.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

CR's Permission Slip app helps you control your data

As you're shopping online for the holidays, understand that your money might not be the only things online retailers are taking. WRAL 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur shares how merchants are getting a hold of your personal data and selling it.

Have you used 23andMe? Hack exposes data of nearly 7M customers

A hacker or hackers have accessed nearly seven million profiles of 23andMe customers, a spokesperson for the genetic testing firm told CNN on Tuesday, including in some cases users’ ancestry reports, zip codes and birth years.

White House issues executive order addressing safety, security concerns for artificial intelligence

The White House unveiled an Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence early Monday morning - marking the federal government's the latest step toward regulating AI.

Tech help really wanted: 315,000 cybersecurity jobs available across US

Cybersecurity employment opportunities numbering in the hundreds of thousands and at all career stages are available across the country, according to the latest update from the most comprehensive source of information on the U.S. cybersecurity workforce.

Watch your apps: Up to 57% of them are under attack, says Raleigh based Digital.ai

Up to 57 percent of all the apps we use are under security attack, according to a new report from Raleigh-headquartered software development firm Digital.ai. Check out more findings from their report.

IBM faces possible class action lawsuit over data breach

IBM as well as Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems face a possible class action lawsuit over a data breach that occurred in August.

Cybersecurity tug-of-war intensifies but progress being made, new report says

Changing approaches to cybersecurity have led to slow but steady progress in defense and protection, but competing interests create a growing challenge for cybersecurity decision makers and practitioners, new research from CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the technology workforce and industry, reveals.

Insider cloud security threat surges: Misuse of legitimate credentials, IBM says

In a different take on "insider threat," IBM says soaring misuse of legitimate credentials is a growing danger to cloud computing.

Cyber emergency response team launches to help deal with threats

CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology industry and workforce, has created a new Emergency Response Team to provide real-time guidance to solution providers experiencing a cybersecurity incident or service disruption.

iPhone alert: Apple just pushed out a significant security update

Apple released a significant security update for iPhones and iPads Thursday to patch newly discovered security vulnerabilities in the devices’ system software.

Study: 10,000+ North Carolinians lost $175M to internet scams in record year for US ripoffs

More than 10,000 North Carolinians lost $175 million to internet scams in a record year for ripoffs across the U.S., a new study says. Here are the details.

SEC: Public companies must report cyber breaches; US Chamber raises concerns

The new rules, passed by a 3-2 vote along party lines, also require publicly traded companies to annually disclose information on their cybersecurity risk management and executive expertise in the field. The idea is to protect investors.