Analysis: Tracking pixel use affecting cybersecurity risk assessments

Digital tracking pixels and similar technologies are posing an increasing cybersecurity risk, Corvus Insurance Senior Vice President of Risk and Response Lauren Winchester writes in InfoSecurity Magazine. Law firms, regulators and insurers are paying heightened attention to the tracking pixels' vulnerabilities when they assess a company's risk. Winchester said companies should develop a governance plan that reduces "the odds (they) are implementing tracking in places they shouldn't be."