SafeGov.org has released the results of a survey conducted by Brunswick Insight in May 2013 on Australian parents’ views of cloud services and online privacy in schools. ...

In 2012, the media erupted with news about employers demanding employees provide them with their social media passwords so the employers could access their accounts. This news took many people by surprise, and it set off a firestorm of public outrage. It even sparked a significant legislative respo...

When global information and analytics provider IHS Inc. lost several terabytes of information regarding U.S. chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials to an Iranian hacking group this past February, the company had no way of quickly and securely communicating the incident to the appr...

SafeGov.org and Ponemon Institute study shows UK schools moving rapidly to adopt Cloud Computing, but overwhelmingly reject business models that allow cloud providers to mine student data for profit....

Cloud computing allows dramatic flexibility in information processing—and on a global basis. Its technology permits data transmissions that span the globe. Computing activities now shift from country-to-country depending on load capacity, time of day, and a variety of other factors. These decisions...

Vibal Foundation, Inc. recently held a forum which aims to educate parents on the dangers of data privacy violations to their kids. “With these tremendous leaps in the realm of digital education and technology-aided teaching and learning, whether online or offline, we’ve come to realize that certai...

The U.S. government information technology strategy is out, and it’s clear that cloud-based platforms are now preferred over traditional, on-premise servers. The message is so strong that the strategy is referred to as “Cloud First.” Many businesses are struggling with how to assess and mitigate ri...

Schoolchildren are at risk of having their online activity tracked and monitored for targeted advertising by internet firms through free cloud based education services....

Advertisements for counterfeit merchandise, illegal drugs, pornography, etc... have been on the Internet for years. Unfortunately, it appears some companies that have the ability to remove ads and/or links from their web sites to illegal products and/or services may not be putting forth their best...

Australian parents are concerned that internet services which provide email platforms and educational apps in schools may also be spying on their kids for commercial purposes...The SafeGov survey showed few Australian parents know much about data mining or whether their children are at risk of bein...