Tag: security

As a research institution, we know the value of credible, peer- reviewed journals. To cite and be cited is the lifeblood of modern academic discourse. But how do you know if a journal is what it purports to be? As reported recently in Nature, the project Retraction Watch, can allow researchers to find out before they submit if a…

In a previous message, we discussed the revelation that various videoconferencing apps were continuing to collect audio data even when microphones were muted, against the expectations of most users.   Taking concerns further, if you wish to guard against an unknown microphone surreptitiously listening in on your conversations, what can be done to make sure the recorded…

It is not unreasonable to assume that when you mute yourself in a virtual meeting, your microphone will no longer be accessed by the meeting application. However, a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found that in all cases, videoconferencing apps do not give up access to the microphone and collect some data.…

It is increasingly easy to generate large amounts of content online. With a click of a button, moments of our lives are created in photo and video and whisked immediately into the cloud. These digital assets can become a target to attackers for purposes of extortion, public embarrassment, using location meta-data for stalking, etc. In…