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Data Privacy & Federal Government Priorities

The Facebook - Cambridge Analytica fiasco may have grabbed headlines, but in reality this is but one example of the data misuse and data privacy issues that are currently impacting nearly every industry sector. Consider for a moment, the potential impact...

Information Security
May 9, 2018

Privacy Becomes Law - Hello GDPR

Fortunately, Silent Circle has been GDPR compliant from the start. Call it luck, good fortune or great insight, since our inception six years ago, Silent Circle has led the privacy crusade with our Silent Phone application. What is GDPR? The General Data...

Padlock over the map of Europe signifying GDPR compliance.

Information Security
May 1, 2018

Silent Circle Wins 2018 Cyber Defense InfoSec Award

Silent Circle was named a 2018 InfoSec winner in the category of Most Innovative Wireless, Mobile or Portable Device Security. Silent Circle was selected from a pool of nearly 3,000 companies which was initially narrowed down to 500 finalists. The winning...

Information Security
April 26, 2018

Homeland Security Finds Evidence of Stingrays in Washington DC

As originally reported in ZDNet, in a letter to United States Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), DHS official Christopher Krebs acknowledged that the DHS National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) "has observed anomalous activity in the National...

U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal.

Information Security
April 9, 2018

Risk Management And Next-Generation Firewalls: Detection Vs. Protection

When it comes to cybersecurity threats, the size and complexity of this growing problem is enormous. Ignoring it is akin to going out in a downpour without an umbrella and hoping you’ll stay dry. Here are some statistics that convey the scope of this...

Computer board with two keys on a ring, illustrating next-generation firewalls for risk management and protection from cyber threats.

Information Security
March 21, 2018

GDPR, Security And Privacy By Design

Now more than ever, enterprises are under pressure to think about how data is collected, handled, stored and transmitted. Effective May 2018, an organization failing to meet the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could face fines of up to €10...

Smartphone and padlock on top of an EU map, representing the level of data protection required to be in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Information Security
March 16, 2018

Silent Circle Is A Finalist For The 2018 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards

In March 2018, Silent Circle was named a finalist for the prestigious Cyber Defense Magazine Awards. Each year, the editors at Cyber Defense Magazine spend many months seeking out and reviewing companies in the information security space. This year,...

News
March 15, 2018

Silent Circle Wins Two Awards From Info Security PG Global Excellence Awards 2018

At the 14th annual Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Awards in San Francisco, California, Silent Circle was honored with awards for excellence for cutting-edge cybersecurity products and services. Info Security Products Guide sponsors the...

Information Security
March 8, 2018

Has The IoT Explosion Made It Impossible To Stay Secure?

Today, there are an estimated 23.14 billion connected devices online. By 2025, that number is expected to expand to 75.44 billon. According to PwC, $6T will be spent on IoT solutions between 2015 and 2020. Every industry enjoys the operational advantages...

Information Security
February 28, 2018