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Three Italian universities hacked by LulzSec_ITA collective

Security Affairs

The hacktivists claim that once hacked the universities did not disclose the data breach and attempted to hide the incident, violating the European Privacy Law GDPR. GDPR #LulzSecITA #Università #Hacked — LulzSecITA (@LulzSec_ITA) February 10, 2020. Dato che sui social e siti web non si trova nulla.

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Data breaches grow across UK education sector

IT Governance

A recent freedom of information request by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young reveals a worrying rise in reported data breaches across the UK education sector. The post Data breaches grow across UK education sector appeared first on IT Governance Blog. Find out more about the scheme and IT Governance’s certification options here.

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British Council exposed 144,000 files containing student details?

Security Affairs

The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It operates in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language; encouraging cultural, scientific, technological and educational co-operation with the United Kingdom.

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IT Governance Podcast 2023-1: more ransomware attacks on the education sector, and DPC and Meta sued

IT Governance

This week, we discuss a series of ransomware attacks on 30 schools and colleges in the UK, legal action against both Meta and the Irish Data Protection Commission following last year’s massive Facebook GDPR fine, and the third stage of a cyber-defence-in-depth strategy: management.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Compliance pressures intensify as new cybersecurity standards take hold

The Last Watchdog

Srivatsav Ravi Srivatsav , CEO, DataKrypto Non-compliance with regulations, such as the European Unions General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), risks severe penalties. Government initiatives and awareness campaigns will educate users on phishing and malware threats.

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Does your use of CCTV comply with the GDPR?

IT Governance

You might be surprised to learn that CCTV footage is subject to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Let’s take a look at the steps you should follow to ensure your video surveillance methods are GDPR-compliant. Let’s take a look at the steps you should follow to ensure your video surveillance methods are GDPR-compliant.

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Italian Garante Fines Bank 600,000 Euros for Pre-GDPR Data Breach

Hunton Privacy

The Italian Data Protection Authority ( Garante per la protezione dei dati personali , “Garante”) recently announced that it levied a €600,000 fine on banking institution UniCredit for several violations of the Italian Personal Data Protection Code, in its pre-General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) form.