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Increased GDPR Enforcement Highlights the Need for Data Security

Security Affairs

GDPR protects sensitive data like health and financial details, and its enforcement underscores the growing need for stronger data security measures. GDPR: The landscape of data privacy and protection has never been more critical. What is GDPR and Why Does It Matter?

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Hamburg’s data protection agency (DPA) states that using Zoom violates GDPR

Security Affairs

The German state’s data protection agency (DPA) warns that the use of the videoconferencing platform Zoom violates the European Union’s GDPR. The German agency states that the use of Zoom by the public body violated the EU GDPR. The DPA is going to issue a formal warning, under Article 58 (2) (a) of the GDPR.

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Why DSPM is Essential for Achieving Data Privacy in 2024

Security Affairs

Consequently, organizations face various security, governance, privacy, and compliance risks. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) offers a data privacy framework that applies to both EU and non-EU businesses.

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Data Governance Best Practices in the GDPR Era

Data Breach Today

Matt Lock of Varonis on the Need to Have a Baseline for Data Access Behavior GDPR requires organizations to "have a governance model in terms of access and control and accountability," says Matt Lock of Varonis, who describes essential steps.

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Data Risk Governance: The BISO's Perspective

Data Breach Today

Patrick Benoit of CBRE on Necessary Ingredients for a Mature Program It's not just traditional data governance – it's about business risk. And in the age of GDPR and CCPA, you’d best have a handle on data discovery and classification. Patrick Benoit of CBRE gives the BISO's perspective on data risk governance.

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British Lawmakers Push Ahead With Modifying UK GDPR

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Government backers say the bill will bolster the domestic AI industry. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Heads to the House of Lords British Conservative lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation modifying the U.K.

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UK Reintroduces Bill Proposing Modifying Country's GDPR

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Civil Society and Tech Firms Warn Aginst Modifying the European Privacy Law The British government is proposing modifications to the European privacy law adopted as British law before leaving European Union. GDPR could lead to more surveillance. Some tech firms say the government is poised to increase their regulatory burden.

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