Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A Multitude of Considerations for Entities As Use of Genomic Data Advances The explosion in applications using genomic data - from drug and vaccine development and consumer ancestry testing to law enforcement work - is heightening the need to carefully address critical privacy and security concerns around this sensitive data, government authorities (..)

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

10, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Seventh Sense , a pioneer in advanced cybersecurity solutions, announces the launch of SenseCrypt , a revolutionary new platform that sets a new standard in secure, privacy-preserving identity verification. Singapore, Sept.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Such consolidation across markets is good news for customers and vendors alike in terms of market growth and maximizing security investments. Throughout this period, the risk level of the acquirer is much higher than the acquired company, creating a major cybersecurity gap as they merge their tech stack and security tools together.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Information privacy and information security are two different things. Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Information privacy is the ability to control who (or what) can view or access information that is collected about you or your customers.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

and Europe that could regulate AI, recent developments within the EU cybersecurity and privacy policy arena, and the disparities between the perspectives of business leaders and cybersecurity leaders on the security landscape.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 27, 2021

GAO Finds Increasing Use for Security and Access; Privacy Concerns Remain At least 10 U.S. government agencies are planning to increase the use of facial recognition technologies by 2023, according to a GAO report. The growing utilization comes as facial recognition technology raises privacy concerns.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2024

How to protect privacy and build secure AI products? How to Protect Privacy and Build Secure AI Products AI systems are transforming technology and driving innovation across industries. However, their unpredictability raises significant concerns about data security and privacy.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

tech companies are stepping up warnings to British lawmakers over a government proposal they say will fatally weaken security and privacy protections for users. Bill 'Poses a serious threat' to end-to-end encryption, Apple Says U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 18, 2024

Also: Election Security Dysfunction; the Legacy of Government-Backed Spyware Welcome to "Cyber Fail," where our experts uncover fails so we can all strengthen our defenses.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2022

When was the last time you read an online privacy policy in its entirety? Related: What happened to privacy in 2021. Financial services, health, home security, governance and all other mission critical services are now provided online. This document is called a privacy policy. Perhaps, never? Few folks bother.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2024

Recall is currently in preview status; during this phase, we will collect customer feedback, develop more controls for enterprise customers to manage and govern Recall data, and improve the overall experience for users.” ” reads the announcement. Microsoft doesn’t have access to the snapshot.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 14, 2020

As Medical Data Collaborations Kick Off, Privacy and Security Concerns Emerge In the effort to develop COVID-19 medical insights, some healthcare and technology firms are reportedly partnering to collect coronavirus patient information to assist government and academic researchers.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 29, 2020

If the devastating health and economic ramifications weren’t enough, individual privacy is also in the throes of being profoundly and permanently disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In doing so, their proposed solution has a number of glaring technical and privacy-protection shortcomings, according to several technologists I spoke with.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps organizations address evolving data security and privacy requirements by protecting and managing sensitive information. To add to the difficulty, the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought unprecedented security and privacy risks. What is its security posture?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks.

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Weissman's World

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It’s no secret that infogov and records management can be difficult and frustrating – increasingly so as traditional areas like policy development, process improvement, compliance, retention, and destruction have begun banging into once-separate and quickly growing disciplines like privacy and security.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

To tap the full potential of massively interconnected, fully interoperable digital systems we must solve privacy and cybersecurity, to be sure. It’s notable that the IOWN mission statement actually calls for fostering a rich global society, one that’s tolerant of diversity and respectful of individual privacy.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

During the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the newly appointed UK Prime Minister announced the UK Government’s intention to introduce a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to strengthen the UK’s defences against the global rise in cyberattacks and to protect the UK’s critical infrastructure.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Founder Kabir Barday on Bringing Together Privacy, Security, Governance and Ethics Unifying decision-making about privacy, security, ethics and governance poses a huge challenge from a regulatory and operational perspective, says OneTrust CEO Kabir Barday.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 20, 2023

On January 20, 2023, The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth published “Digital Assets and Privacy,” a discussion paper compiling insights from workshops with CIPL member companies that explored the intersection of privacy and digital assets, with a particular focus on blockchain technology.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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. Privacy Shield framework in 2020. government surveillance. Billion ($1.4

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Surfshark wants to help individual citizens take very direct control of their online privacy and security. Thus, Surfshark has just become the first VPN provider to launch an antivirus solution as part of its all-in-one security bundle Surfshark One. You can’t know how good or how invested they are in their IT security.

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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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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 23, 2024

On January 23, 2024, the UK government announced that it published a draft Code of Practice on cybersecurity governance (the “Code”). While it is acknowledged that “there is no one size fits all approach to governing. cyber risk”, there are certain “common fundamental actions” that may be taken.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. But according to researchers at Atlas Data Privacy Corp. Their asking price?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 16, 2022

When you consider these points, it’s understandable why businesses end up with too many solutions to effectively manage, or simply default to manual, inefficient processes to address identity- and security-related tasks. From the findings, here are five ways leaders can improve their approach to identity management and security.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

government. These data brokers do not want to be treated as CRAs, and for this reason their people search reports typically do not include detailed credit histories, financial information, or full Social Security Numbers (Radaris reports include the first six digits of one’s SSN). government. government.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 6, 2023

The reform of Hong Kong’s Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) According to a recent briefing to the Legislative Council, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the PCPD ) reported that she is working closely with the government to comprehensively review the PDPO to formulate concrete proposals for legislative amendments.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. “A nurse or doctor can’t do what we do, and we can’t do what they do,” Espinosa said.

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Data Matters

MAY 4, 2022

Sidley announced today that David Lashway and John Woods have joined as partners in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Washington, D.C. Adding significant bench strength to our Chambers-ranked Privacy and Cybersecurity practice is a win for Sidley and our clients,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee Chair.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Expert tips from Alan Calder Alan is the Group CEO of GRC International Group PLC, the parent company of IT Governance, and is an acknowledged international security guru. In addition, 14 US states now have their own data privacy laws, and GDPR-like legislation has proliferated across the world.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2020

Security experts at Check Point Research did exactly that last summer , and found they were able to predict approximately four percent of randomly generated Meeting IDs. This suggests that many Zoom users have disabled passwords by default and/or that Zoom’s new security feature simply isn’t working as intended for all users.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2024

Department of Justice has sued TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, for extensive violations of children’s privacy laws. and their affiliates (together, TikTok) for extensive violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA) in connection with the popular TikTok app.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations over security concerns but did not issue a full ban on the platform. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. million unfilled cyber security jobs, showing a big need for skilled professionals. Market Growth: AI cyber security technology is projected to grow by 23.6% The US topped the list at $5.09

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