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Data Republic has announced its "diplomatic zone" -- a location for analytics to take place without that data ever leaving the cloud.With the first iteration of its Customer Cloud Suite available on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the new offering allows users to link existing Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) data stores to Data Republic Projects, and deploy quarantined analytics workspaces on their existing AWS environment.The Customer Cloud Suite is touted as making it possible to facilitate multi-party data sharing projects without needing to move, transform, or load data outside of the organisation's own secured AWS environments. Data Republic CEO Danny Gilligan said this capability gives companies the chance to accelerate data innovation while reducing risk and information security overheads."Using the Customer Cloud Suite there is no load, no transformation, and no movement of data when collaborating with a partner via Data Republic," he said. "All data access and analysis is … [Read more...] about Data Republic facilitates ‘diplomatic’ data sharing on AWS

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel reportedly criticized Alphabet-owned Google and its ties to China at the National Conservatism Conference on Sunday. He called on the FBI and CIA to investigate the tech company for allegedly aiding the Chinese military, according to Axios.During a speech, Thiel, who has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, reportedly accused the company of having been infiltrated by Chinese intelligence. The event was organized by the Edmund Burke Foundation and served as an effort to unite conservative thinkers under one roof. Thiel, a Facebook board member and PayPal co-founder, reportedly said Google should be asked if "senior management consider itself to have been thoroughly infiltrated by Chinese intelligence" and whether this is why it has "engaged in the seemingly treasonous decision to work with the Chinese military and not with the US military." Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Thiel, through his … [Read more...] about Peter Thiel says CIA and FBI should investigate Google

Visa believes the payment industry can move away from passwords in the next five years thanks to advancements in authentication and anti-fraud technologies that are already making "static" cardholder verification (CVM) methods such as signature and PINs optional.With the ability of financial institutions and merchants to share 10 times more data with each other than ever before, and the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence (AI) that is making fraud detection faster and more accurate, Visa head of product Axel Boye-Moller believes that as this ecosystem evolves to be more secure, and AI and biometrics capabilities further mature, there is a future where legacy verification methods are eventually eliminated."Over the last few years as mobile technology has evolved, we're seeing increasingly biometrics included in mobile hardware -- that's really starting to take off as more and more banks and other providers start rolling out mobile payment solutions," Boye-Moller told … [Read more...] about Visa’s vision for the future of payments is password-free

I just wanted a day off. See also 10 dangerous app vulnerabilities to watch out for (free PDF) So I wandered to a public golf course for some sunshine and the hope of just one decent tee-shot.When you wander out to play golf on your own, you never know whom you might meet. I've learned what it feels like to go into a burning building, thanks to a golfing firefighter. I've learned what it feels like to fly a covert mission to Iraq from a young golfing Air Force pilot. This time, the play was slow, and two men caught up with me. One was instantly affable and a good golfer. He wanted to chat, and he was good at that, too. Given that this was a weekday, I asked him how often he played. "Around three times a week," he replied."How can you do that?" I wondered."I have a great boss who only cares about me making my quotas.""So you're a salesman? What do you sell?""IT security software," he said.If there's one product that most businesses crave these days, it's this one. Hacks cost … [Read more...] about An IT security salesman told me his software doesn’t work

Amazon Prime Day is just about here, and the massively popular online-shopping event, which happens Monday but has already sparked teaser deals, probably won't go unnoticed by hackers. You should be very careful if you get an email that claims to be from Amazon, or you might wind up getting tricked into giving away log-in data and financial info. Now playing: Watch this: Amazon Prime Day 2019: Everything you need to know 1:43 On Friday, security company McAfee called attention to a phishing scam it first discovered in May that targets Amazon account holders. Based on an earlier phishing package called 16Shop that was originally aimed at people with an Apple account, the Amazon Phishing Kit lets hackers send you a bogus email masquerading as a missive from Amazon. McAfee says links in these emails point to equally bogus Amazon pages designed to fool you into entering sensitive information like your username and password. Prime Day 2019 deals Best Prime Day deals: … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Day hackers could target you with phishing emails