UK-based data privacy startup Privitar raises $40 million

London-based data privacy software startup Privitar has secured a funding round of $40 million led by Accel, with participation from existing investors Partech, Salesforce Ventures, 24Haymarket, and IQ Capital. Seth Pierrepont, partner at Accel, will join Privitar’s board of directors.

Russian sources wanted to suppress the attendance

Malicious sources are still using new tactics, but the goal is the same: undermining confidence in democratic processes.

Russian groups targeted EU election with fake news

United Arab Emirates doesn’t Hack Dissidents nor Journalists

But news reports continue to suggest that ex-NSA hackers are helping the country hack and surveil its citizens.

Twitter removes thousands of accounts linked to Iran government

Nearly 4,800 accounts were taken down by microblogging platform to prevent election interference and misinformation

Not all bots are bad

Bots are continuing to evolve, becoming more human like and more difficult to combat. Sophisticated bad bots can load JavaScript and external assets, spoof IP addresses, tamper with cookies, and more.

50 Most Creative in Business 2019

Dobromir Ciaś is among the winners of the 50 Most Creative in Business 2019 Brief magazine ranking.

Russian Information Warfare in Central and Eastern Europe

Strategies, Impact, and Counter-Measures analysed by Michal Bokša, GMF US

Cheq report: Cost of global ad fraud could top $30bn

Global ad fraud is predicted to cost an unprecedented $23bn this year and could reach $30bn including indirect economic and social costs, according to the report ‘The Economic Cost of Bad Actors on the Internet, Ad Fraud 2019,” by cybersecurity company Cheq.

Cybersecurity driven by fear

As cyberattacks and hacking incidents increase in frequency and scope, it's important that organisations and governments don't revert to a fear-based approach to cybersecurity: it won't help users and it doesn't help to prevent attacks.

Twitterbots: Anatomy of a Propaganda Campaign

Internet Research Agency archive reveals a vast, coordinated campaign that was incredibly successful at pushing out and amplifying its messages.

Real News About Fake News

It’s not just making people believe false things—a new study suggests it’s also making them less likely to consume or accept information.

Conference in Prague: How Chinese use AI in advertising

In September, conference WebExpo bring to Prague a total of 70 speakers who will address topics for developers, designers, IT managers, marketers and startup experts.

Is AI fundamental to the future of cybersecurity?

While a significant proportion of SMEs believe in their current approach to security, they are struggling when it comes to allocation of budget, according to a Senseon research project.

AI beats pharma?

Cambridge neurotech startup BIOS is on a mission to replace pills with algorithms.

Facebook Removes Iran-based Assets

The pages spread pro-Iran messaging and targeted U.S., British, and Saudi politics

How do the bots deceive us?

Every day we are subjected to thousands of bots on the Internet - information on social media, advertisements on the pages of our favorite portals. It is not surprising that in this information crowd, our mind goes to the easy way. The people who use our weakness to mislead us are perfectly aware of it, profiting from it - whether financial or political.

OKO.press overthrow the network myths about the EP elections in Poland

Analysing the political party campaigns on Facebook in Poland, European Coalition fought for the young, PiS defended the Poles against the external evil, the Confederation frightened foreign claims.