The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

A data breach is a security incident where an unauthorized individual accesses sensitive information. When a breach happens, ...

Your personal data is a highly valuable commodity. Companies often treat it like a resource to be mined and traded. In practice, this means that everything you do on the Internet, what you search, ...

We’re almost at the end of 2024, a year that will go down as having seen some of the biggest, most damaging data breaches in recent history. And just when you think that some of these hacks can’t get ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is hungry for data—the more real-world data we can give it, the better. AI applications can deliver immense value when provided with a continuous stream of robust, ...

Elon Musk's team within the Trump administration has sought sweeping access to databases that store personal information on millions and millions of Americans. The data collected and maintained by the ...

We’re barely a couple of months into 2025, but this year has already seen several data breaches affecting the personal information of millions of individuals, including everything from student records ...

Healthcare seems to be the favorite target of attackers this year. It's been only four months, and we've already seen some of the biggest data breaches in the sector. Recently, news about the Blue ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I track enterprise software application development & data management. Jul 03, 2024, 01:42pm EDT Jul 03, 2024, 03:29pm EDT MADRID, ...