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Fraudulent purchases of digitals certificates through executive impersonation

Security Affairs

Experts at ReversingLabs spotted a threat actor buying digital certificates by impersonating legitimate entities and then selling them on the black market. Researchers at ReversingLabs have identified a new threat actor that is buying digital certificates by impersonating company executives, and then selling them on the black market.

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BEST PRACTICES: Resurgence of encrypted thumb drives shows value of offline backups — in the field

The Last Watchdog

Related: Can Europe’s GDPR restore data privacy? Highly secure portable drives make perfect sense in numerous work scenarios; encrypted flash drives, specifically, are part of a global hardware encryption market on track to climb to $296.4 billion by 2020, up 55% as compared to 2015, according to Allied Market Research.

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CNIL Unveils 2017 Inspection Program and 2016 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

The CNIL estimates that the GDPR will lead to the appointment of a data protection officer in at least 80,000 to 100,000 organizations in France. Against that background, the Report highlights that the CNIL received a high number of complaints in 2016 (7,703 complaints, a similar number to the record number of 7,900 complaints in 2015).

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Dutch DPA Imposed a Controversial Fine on the Royal Dutch Tennis Association

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

The reason for the assumption was that the Dutch DPA had issued a publication, which was online until 2015, in which it stated that sports associations could share member data if their players’ member council approved the sharing. A few examples are shown below. Procedural aspects.

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5 Cybersecurity Trends in the Professional Services Sector

Security Affairs

New data regulations, like the GDPR in Europe , have made data breaches more costly than ever. and possibly GDPR) regulations. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Data Privacy and Data Stewardship Are Becoming High Priorities. And how will we respond? Pierluigi Paganini.

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The UK ICO’s Regulatory Sandbox Points to a Future of Pro-Active Engagement

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

As companies continue to grapple with interpreting how the GDPR’s principles apply to their own businesses, in particular contexts, there is a growing need for data protection regulators to provide clarity on the practical application of the regulation.

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VPNpro research: this Chinese-linked company secretly owns 10 VPNs with 86 million installs

Security Affairs

This can lead to users’ data being stolen and sold on the black market, or even having their computers hacked into. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Bottom line. With the right homework, you can find a trustworthy VPN that actually helps safeguard your online activity. Pierluigi Paganini.

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