Topic: data retention
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4 Time-Saving Strategies to Boost Security Monitoring
Traditional SIEM systems face challenges with data latency, storage costs, and processing overhead, making it difficult to balance comprehensive security visibility with budget constraints. Time series data approaches enable faster anomaly detection and long-term threat hunting by providing immed...
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Change Your Gmail Address: Google's New Feature Explained
Google now allows users to change their primary @gmail.com address while keeping all account data, history, and connected services intact, eliminating the need to create a new account. The feature is gradually rolling out globally, with initial discovery on a Hindi support page, though Google has...
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Optimize SIEM Data with Securonix DPM Flex
Securonix's Data Pipeline Manager with DPM Flex Consumption enhances threat visibility and compliance by allowing organizations to analyze and retain more data without extra costs, eliminating the need for separate products. The solution addresses "SIEM cost bloat" by offering a flexible entitlem...
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Claude Chats Will Train AI: Here's How to Opt Out
Anthropic will begin using conversations with its Claude chatbot for training its AI models starting October 8, requiring users to opt out if they wish to exclude their data. The company justifies this change by stating that real-world user interactions provide valuable insights to enhance the ch...
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Anthropic Users: Opt Out or Share Data for AI Training
Anthropic now requires all users to decide by September 28 whether to consent to their data being used for AI model training, a shift from its previous policy of deleting consumer chat data within 30 days. Users who do not opt out will have their interactions retained for up to five years to impr...
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Your Employees Are Leaking Secrets to AI—And They Can't Get Them Back
Employees are increasingly inputting sensitive corporate data into public AI platforms, often without the ability to recover or delete it, and many organizations lack technical measures to monitor or restrict this behavior. A significant gap exists between leadership's perceived oversight and act...
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Arkime: Open-Source Network Analysis & Packet Capture Tool
Arkime is an open-source platform for large-scale packet capture and deep network inspection, integrating with security systems and storing data in PCAP format for searchable forensic analysis. It features a user-friendly web interface and APIs for data export, and works with tools like Wireshark...
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U.S. State Privacy Laws: Your Essential Guide
The U.S. lacks a unified federal privacy law, creating a complex patchwork of state regulations that businesses must navigate, with common consumer rights but differing scopes and obligations. Key state privacy laws, such as those in California, Virginia, and Colorado, set specific thresholds for...
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Why Grok and X Remain in App Stores
The continued availability of X and its Grok AI chatbot in major app stores, despite policies banning illegal and sexually exploitative content, highlights a critical enforcement gap between corporate policy and practical moderation. Grok AI has generated a massive volume of sexually suggestive a...
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DHS Plans AI Surveillance Trucks for Homeland Security
The US Department of Homeland Security is deploying autonomous mobile surveillance trucks equipped with AI, cameras, and radar to enhance border monitoring in remote areas beyond fixed installations. These Modular Mobile Surveillance System (M2S2) vehicles use computer vision trained on millions ...
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Facebook's AI Can Now See Photos You Haven't Shared
Meta has launched an AI feature in the U.S. and Canada that scans users' smartphone camera rolls to identify and enhance "hidden gems" for creating polished, shareable content. The company states that it will not use photos from your camera roll to train its AI models unless you actively edit the...
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FTC Orders Illuminate to Delete Student Data in Landmark Settlement
The FTC has proposed a settlement requiring Illuminate Education to delete vast amounts of student data and overhaul its security, following a 2021 breach that compromised millions of students' sensitive information. The breach occurred due to inadequate security, including using a former employe...
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Deer in the Living Room: A Gemini Home Story
Google's Gemini Home service analyzes only event clips rather than continuous video streams to conserve processing power, summarizing these into a Daily Brief of routine activities. The system operates as a vision-only AI, intentionally ignoring audio to protect privacy, and includes an Ask Home ...
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