Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 looks beyond consent
The Data Accountability and Transparency Act proposes that, for American consumers, privacy shouldn’t be a right you can click away.
Cloud data protection: how to secure what you store in the cloud
With robust security measures and a healthy dose of general internet safety guidelines, cloud storage can be as secure as any other option on the market.
Introducing Malwarebytes Privacy
It’s important to use a VPN you can trust to protect your privacy on the Internet. That’s why we launched Malwarebytes Privacy, a next-gen VPN for better privacy, performance, and security when you go online.
Mass surveillance alone will not save us from coronavirus
As governments roll out enormous data collection programs to limit coronavirus, we should remember that mass surveillance alone will not save us.
How social media platforms mine personal data for profit
We explore some of the ways social media use personal data to fuel advertising and keep the profits flowing.
Lock and Code S1Ep3: Dishing on data privacy with Adam Kujawa
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we talk with Labs director Adam Kujawa about the state of data privacy today, plus cover the security headlines of the week, including coronavirus scams, credit card skimmers, and more coronavirus.
Malwarebytes Labs releases 2020 State of Malware Report
The 2020 State of Malware Report reveals how cybercriminals upped the ante on businesses, Mac threats outpaced PCs, and ransomware continued its targeted, deadly assault with new families in 2019. Learn all this and more in the full report, linked in our blog.
Online privacy in 2019: a legislative review
Americans enjoy no federal rights to access their data, correct their data, easily move their data from one company to another, or individually sue a company that invades their private lives online. Several US Senators want to change that.
A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s
As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.
New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users
The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.