Data Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 22 September 2021, the UK Government (the “ Government ”) published its Artificial Intelligence (“ AI ”) strategy. The paper outlines the Government’s plan to make Britain a “global superpower” in the AI arena, and sets out an agenda to build the most “pro-innovation regulatory environment in the world”.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On 1 and 2 February 2024, at the fourth 4 th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting ( ADGMIN ) in Singapore, ASEAN [1] unveiled: the updated Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses ( Joint MCC – SCC Guide ); and the ASEAN Guide on AI Governance and Ethics ( ASEAN AI Governance Guide ).

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In both cases, the FTC’s complaint alleged that the companies retained personal data for longer than was necessary, and that conduct violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act as an unfair act or practice. Under the proposed consent orders, both companies do not confirm or deny the allegations.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On November 8, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) intended to reinforce their “common mission to uphold individuals’ data protection and privacy rights, and cooperate internationally to achieve this goal”.

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Personal data Privacy Education Government 118

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. The act mandates that businesses implement reasonable safeguards to protect personal data and timely report data breaches.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 120

IG Guru

MARCH 25, 2020

Jared Walker of Zasio writes a great blog post on Pandemics and Personal Data. The post Pandemics and Personal Data appeared first on IG GURU.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring , after the law was previously passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in April. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact a consumer privacy law.

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Collibra

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Data governance is the practice of managing and organizing data and processes to enable collaboration and compliant access to data. Data governance allows users to create value from data assets even under constraints for security and privacy. No , you can’t use the data for that . No, no, no.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This year, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) coordinate the collaboration between the government and industry, running a human-centric campaign themed “See Yourself in Cyber”. Raising awareness is essential for everyone. Raising awareness is essential for everyone.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 8, 2019

The Finnish Parliament has approved the new general Act on the Secondary Use of Social Welfare and Health Care Data (Laki sosiaali- ja terveystietojen toissijaisesta käytöstä, based on government proposal HE 159/2017) in March 2019. The Act shall become effective within the following weeks.

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Personal data GDPR Healthcare Compliance 68

AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

A recent study commissioned by Egnyte surveyed 400 IT leaders to understand how COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ ability to maintain data security and governance with a distributed workforce. A well-educated and well-informed workforce is one of the best defenses against security risks. Enlist data owners to become guardians.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2022

Data privacy is a concept that governs our everyday lives. We’re asked to hand over our personal data for seemingly everything that we do – from browsing the web to high-street shopping. Each device, app or browser has different features to limit and personal data will be used and who it will be shared with.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 22, 2024

As we’ve argued at the ODI, without data, there is no AI. As a country, we need well-structured and well-governed data to support AI stacks. To illustrate just how critical this point is, one study found that analysts typically spend 80 per cent of their time preparing data for AI use.

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Libraries Personal data Government Access 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The investigation conducted by the company confirmed that threat actors had access approximately to 60,000 ‘items of personal data’ held by its ‘Group’ (SGC), ‘Watch’ (SWC), and ‘Instruments’ (SII) departments.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

” These portrayals obscure the reality that personal data protection is far from a fanciful notion. In this unfolding narrative, education emerges as the harbinger of change. This paradox further extends to our interaction with technology.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 24, 2020

The White Paper highlights the need for the Brazilian government to establish the ANPD immediately, regardless of the applicability date of the LGPD. Preparing to take enforcement measures. The White Paper is part of a wider project by CIPL and CEDIS-IDP on effective implementation and regulation under the LGPD.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 12, 2012

On June 27, 2012, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). Most provisions will become effective on October 21, 2012, and the others will take effect on a day to be announced by publication in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 20, 2014

On May 16, 2014, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (the “Commission”) published advisory guidelines for the implementation of its Personal Data Protection Act (the “PDPA”) for two industry sectors. The guidelines discuss the use of anonymized and aggregated personal data and business contact information.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Records breached: Unknown, but sensitive personal data was probably breached. BHI Energy Announces Data Breach Affecting Confidential Information of 91k Individuals Date of breach: 29 June 2023 (filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine on 18 October 2023). It’s unclear whether personal data has been breached.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 92

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Welcome to our February 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

Croatian government targeted by mysterious hackers (unknown). LaPorte, Indiana, government pays $132 after its systems crippled by ransomware (unknown). New Bedford, MA, and Syracuse, NY, governments also hit by ransomware (unknown). NV, becomes latest US government to be hit by ransomware (unknown). Data breaches.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Australian government contractor PNORS Technology Group says stolen data yet to be posted online (unknown). Personal data of Kannur University students leaked from official website (30,000). Australia’s Xavier College says stolen student data might be released after hack (100).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured. million files belonging to ICICI Bank.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Of the businesses surveyed, those in the finance and insurance industries had the highest levels of awareness (79%), followed by information and communications (67%) and education (52%). And as these figures show many organisations still need to act to make sure the personal data they hold is secure.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 18, 2021

during a calendar year, control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers, or. control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers and derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data. Key provisions. Key provisions. business-to-business) or employment context.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

China has lacked a comprehensive data protection and data security law that regulates in detail requirements and procedures relating to the collection, processing, control and storage of personal data. In recent years, China has seen developments on data protection both in legislation and in practice.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Importantly, note the new law’s definition of consumer : “a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. institution of higher education. Such data security practices shall be appropriate to the volume and nature of the personal data at issue.”.

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Personal data GDPR Healthcare Sales 64

IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. Failure to redact. Failure to use Bcc. This isn’t too surprising.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Following the link in the message took them to a phishing page mimicking a USPS page, where they were asked to enter their personal data and financial information. This data would then be sent via an automated bot to a Telegram user called @chenlun “who offers to sell customized source code for phishing pages”.

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Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 104

Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft spotted a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine. Microsoft spotted a destructive attack that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. All your personal data has been sent to a public network.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The guidance in ISO 29151, which specifies controls that help protect personal data. Well-versed data privacy leads and DPOs can leap into action when needed, swiftly addressing and remediating issues, reporting to the necessary authorities and instigating lasting change. But compliance requires clarity.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). The most common skills gaps are “storing or transferring personal data, setting up configured firewalls, and detecting and removing malware”.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. million people.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Given the extraordinary scale of the data breach, it’s been dubbed the ‘MOAB’ (mother of all breaches). In total, 3,876 domain names were included in the exposed data set. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up. Presumably, this isn’t a coincidence?

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