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Proofpoint buys Varonis for $6.3B to lead AI agent data security
Proofpoint’s acquisition of Varonis creates a top-five firm focused on protecting data accessed by AI agents, combining email and access controls.
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Everything TechSec Headlines has reported about data protection: 6 stories, newest first. Part of our Privacy & Policy coverage.
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Email Aliases Meaning: How to Hide Your Real Address
Email aliases let you send and receive messages using fake addresses that route to your main inbox, keeping your true identity hidden from every service you join.
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Biometric Data Meaning: How Your Body Becomes a Password
Unlike other credentials, biometric traits cannot be revoked or replaced once compromised, creating a permanent security liability for the user.
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Differential Privacy Machine Learning: How It Works Without Leaking Data
Differential privacy adds mathematical noise to datasets so machine learning models learn patterns without exposing individual user information.
Privacy & Policy
Digital Privacy Rights: Answers to 10 Common Questions
You hold specific legal levers to control your data, but most people ignore the right to object to automated decision-making until it is too late.
Privacy & Policy
Email Aliases: How They Protect Identity and Where They Fail
Email aliases hide your primary address but often fail to stop sophisticated cross-site correlation or deliver critical account recovery messages.