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Cambridgeshire crowned the UK’s cyber crime capital

IT Governance

In 2017, Cambridge became the fastest-growing city in the UK , with businesses attracted to its proximity to London and the North, as well as its highly educated workforce. For example, the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is based in Cambridge, was last year imitated in a sophisticated phishing scam targeting job seekers.

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Virginia’s new Consumer Data Protection Act

Data Protection Report

The new law also expressly does not apply to any: financial institution or data subject to Gramm- Leach-Bliley Act); covered entity or business associate governed by HIPAA; nonprofit organization; or. institution of higher education.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” From data mapping to cybersecurity risk assessments, our team is well suited to prepare your business for compliance in a way that remains flexible to the extent the law changes further prior to its January 1, 2020 implementation date. [1] What Is Covered?

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 January 2024

IT Governance

GB JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) PCL Source (New) Manufacturing Thailand Yes >80 GB TREZOR Source (New) Crypto France Yes Nearly 66,000 Oak View Group Source (New) Leisure USA Yes 58,935 Innefu Labs Pvt. Source (New) Manufacturing Saudi Arabia Yes 86.16

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

IT Governance

Source (New) Energy Canada Yes 1 TB AB Texel Source (New) Transport Netherlands Yes 1 TB STOCK Development Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 1 TB Centre Hospitalier d’Armentières Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Healthcare France Yes >900,000 INSS Source (New) Public Brazil Yes 879,492 bienDIG Source (New) Software Mexico Yes 450,000 Grand Avignon (..)

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Information security and compliance training for the healthcare sector

IT Governance

Pharmacies, rehabilitation care, social care, medical research and pharmaceuticals all rely on this data being available to individuals delivering their services. Most data breaches occur as a result of human error , so when the number of individuals handling data increases, so do the potential risks. ISO 27001 training. ISO 27001 ?is

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

GB Universidad de La Punta Source (New) Education Argentina Yes 47,562 (95,123 lines; probably half repeated) Unfallkasse Thüringen Source (New) Insurance Germany Yes 45 GB Protektor24.ru Source (New) Real estate Canada Yes 54 GB ACE Air Cargo Source (New) Transport USA Yes 52.6 Source (New) Finance USA Yes 33.96