While the dark web is a place where you can order items commonly associated with criminal activity, one of its most valuable commodities is one that impacts the vast majority of us: personal and professional data.

The agreement is on approaches to safeguarding the privacy and other freedoms when accessing personal data for national security and law enforcement purposes.

Google says it is supporting efforts between countries to fix a lack of "legal stability" around the flow of people's data and privacy.

Aussies remain indifferent when it comes to giving personal details to service providers even after recent data breaches that have made headline news.

A digital security breach allowed personal details about most University of Otago students to be viewable to others

Adobe's latest study of more than 5000 APAC consumers and 900 senior business leaders reveals a strong correlation between brand trust and consumer behaviour.

Although data-driven companies place utmost priority on securing sensitive data, most are stuck in cycles of ineffective manual practices.

Identity credentialing, proving you are who you say you are, needs to catch up to the technologies available. Currently, most organisations use simple means.

Forrester's analysts share insights ahead of International Privacy Day on how privacy is now a priority for nearly every company worldwide.

Global privacy company Kaspersky has highlighted some of the most significant cyber threats New Zealand consumers and businesses should be prepared for in 2022.  

Cybersecurity company Surfshark has released Incogni, a tool that helps prevent personal information from being stored and sold by data brokers.

In a statement the company said these announcements indicate a major shift in McAfee’s strategy to deliver an integrated and intuitive online protection service to protect people rather than point products that secure devices.

"Most importantly, consumers feel more assured when organisations clearly make the effort to integrate frontend security measures, which underscores the need for simple, safe and secure identity verification."

COVID-19 related restrictions and the necessity to stay indoors has influenced the way people approach digital services, making them more aware of how securely both they, and their housemates, use the internet.

Banks, government agencies and healthcare providers, in that order, are trusted the most by Aussies and Kiwis to keep customer personal data safe, according to a report from Genesys.