This browser extension shows what the Internet would look like without Big Tech
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The Economic Security Project is trying to make a point about big tech monopolies by releasing a browser plugin that will block any sites that reach out to IP addresses owned by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, or Amazon. The extension is called Big Tech Detective, and after using the internet with it for a day (or, more accurately, trying and failing to use), I’d say it drives home the point that it’s almost impossible to avoid these companies on the modern web, even if you try.
End of Emotet: A blow to cyber crime, but don’t drop your guard
The takedown of Emotet is a huge event with repercussions that will reverberate across the cyber criminal world, but unfortunately that’s not to say there will be much of a long-term impact
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The takedown of Emotet in a global sting operation on 27 January brought to an end – for now – one of the most active and dangerous cyber threats worldwide. It is being rightly celebrated across the security community as a shining example of the power of international collaboration to target malicious actors.
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On the occasion of Data Protection Day 2021, this post explores what the future of data protection could look like. But let’s start with: what is data protection?
Data protection: we have all heard of it but it is not always clear what it means or why it matters.
Data protection is about making sure that your information is safe online. It is ensuring that you know who is seeing it and why, and that you keep control of it. As we are often forced to share more of our data online, some governments have protected that data through legislation. In 2020, we saw Brazil finally starting to apply its data protection law after years of work by civil society and academics.
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Lacework, a cloud-based cybersecurity startup that previously raised a total of $74.4 million, has raised a $525 million growth round.
The company makes cybersecurity and compliance tools that help enterprises to build computer software applications in the cloud.
Sutter Hill, a venture capital firm that backed Snowflake, led the half-billion-dollar round. Sutter Hill investor Mike Speiser said in a statement that Lacework is like Snowflake at a similar point in its evolution.
The Silicon Valley startup says it has tripled revenue in each of the past two years, but would not divulge revenue or IPO plans. It did say that its valuation is now in excess of $1 billion.