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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

It's operating in an era of increasingly large repositories of personal data held by both private companies and governments alike. But claiming the service is "hack-proof", that's something I definitely have an issue with. India's Aadhaar implementation is the largest biometric system in the world, holding about 1.2

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Only 5 definitely haven’t had data breached. The ICO has issued an enforcement notice and a warning to the Home Office. It also has a new focus on governance, which encompasses how organizations make and carry out informed decisions on cybersecurity strategy”. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? NIST CSF 2.0