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MY TAKE: DigiCert and Oracle partner to extend digital trust and scalable infrastructure globally

The Last Watchdog

Here are a few of my takeaways: Seeds of the partnership In 2017, DigiCert acquired and commenced reviving Symantec’s PKI business. Our vision is to open up small to medium sized data centers in as many strategic geolocations as we can, based on input from our customers, and then scale those data centers out over time as the demand increases.”

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The importance of encryption in complying with Australia’s Privacy Amendment Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

November 2017 saw one of Australia’s biggest ever data breaches, in which sensitive personal information regarding almost 50,000 consumers and 5,000 public servants was exposed online. For more information on the Privacy Amendment Act 2017, please visit our dedicated landing page.

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UK ICO Issues Unprecedented Fine Against Mobile Phone Retailer for Lax Security

Hunton Privacy

On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited.

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The customer revolution is coming to banking (but it won’t happen overnight)

CGI

Tue, 10/17/2017 - 01:03. Early 2018 will mark the beginning of a new era for the UK’s retail banks. We are at the heart of the CMA’s Open Banking working groups including ‘Consent and Data Privacy’ to drive the public understanding and consent needed to unleash a customer revolution in banking. p.butler@cgi.com.

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2019 end-of-year review part 2: July to December

IT Governance

The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6 million for breaching the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

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How data breaches are affecting the retail industry

IT Governance

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. What is the cost of a data breach? increase on the 2017 cost of $3.62

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Data Innovator Spotlight - Interview with Charles Joseph, DataZed

Reltio

Title: Founder & Data Governance Consultant. 1 sentence company description: DataZed is a consultancy that works with organizations to improve their data quality, data governance and data strategy. It’s easy to do “blue sky”, but if your input data is no good, then your output data will be no good.