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Why Healthcare Cybersecurity Requires a Multi-Layer Approach

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The fluid environments of healthcare facilities also offer a complex attack surface, including networks, cloud infrastructure, desktop and mobile endpoints, network-connected IoT devices, and BYOD usage. Business Continuity Healthcare organizations must ensure their business can operate as expected if there is a cyberattack.

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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Any tracking of information of consumers without the consent of your consumer is a breach of privacy, right? Some privacy advocates might argue that this is a matter of simple semantics. " Creepy invasion of privacy or awesome use of technology at the physical retail level? breach of privacy. mobile coupon.

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Facebook’s Messenger App: What You Need To Know

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In recent weeks, Facebook has been the talk of the town by making it required for mobile users to download their Messenger app to send their friends messages from their mobile device. Many users have expressed concerns with the new app’s privacy settings, permissions, and use of the app.

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China: The State of Social Media

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Currently, he is working on education software for international schools in Asia. . They prefer services that have a good mobile interface, services like Sina Weibo & Weixin (WeChat). Grassroots have a lower education level, live outside of the big cities unless they work there as migrant workers. They only speak Chinese.

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3 Things You Don’t Know About Social Media Monitoring

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But with more and more monitoring platforms gobbling up big data, and as individuals become increasingly concerned about their personal privacy rights online, social media privacy training and social media surveillance training have become equally critical. Let’s focus on employee privacy in the workplace. In the U.S.,

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Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S. Stores

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How can a retailer effectively reach consumers in-store and educate them about deals that might be of particular interest? Using iBeacon, the mobile app delivers personal information to users based on their current location in-store. And what about privacy? Last Friday, the technology debuted in 254 Apple stores in the U.S.

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4 Major Solutions Facebook Should Focus on for Brand Pages

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This is a pretty bold move considering the privacy concerns that users already have with Facebook. What’s also troubling about Instagram is the desktop functionality is clunky, leaving many managers to resort to using the mobile application for professional use.

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