Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

The UK’s data privacy regulator plans to fine giant hotel chain Marriott International with a £99 million ($123 million) under GDPR over 2014 data breach. ’s Information Commissioner’s Office, Marriott International was not compliant to the European Union’s data protection regulation GDPR.

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Data breaches Data privacy Advertising Encryption 92

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. In recent years, costly breaches and evolving data security concerns have bubbled up to a board level agenda item.

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Data privacy Encryption Risk Data breaches 118

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If having a skilled technical staff isn’t critical, then what arrangements should a company have in place to mitigate the occurrence of a data breach and to avoid the fines and penalties that can follow? The technologies existing in 2018 will undoubtedly differ from those that exist in 2020. Reasonable protections.

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Data privacy Data breaches Insurance Information Security 164

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 25, 2018

This morning we announced, in tandem with our partner 451 Research, the Global Edition of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report. It’s abundantly clear that medium to larger enterprises (the focus of the report and underlying survey) are finding it harder than ever to protect their sensitive data. First – The breaches.

Digital transformation 96

Digital transformation Threat Reports Big data Data breaches 96

Threatpost

JULY 9, 2019

The data breach fine against Marriott by the Information Commissioner's Office comes a day after British Airways was also penalized.

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Data breaches Data privacy Government 69

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

The importance of data and the power of being an insights-driven enterprise are increasing the amount of damage that data breaches can cause. So what’s in store for data privacy and the rollout of of 5G technology? Consumer Rights and Privacy Fines. Consumer Rights and Privacy Fines.

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Data privacy IoT Data breaches Surveillance 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

This year, the major regulation that will be implemented, is the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , which takes effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR enables consumers to view, limit and control how companies collect and process their personal data. Encryption is key when it comes to protecting data.

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Data privacy Encryption Healthcare Insurance 88

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The cybersecurity and data privacy industry is definitely a "growth industry." So, it is not at all surprising that cybersecurity and data privacy are top priorities for the C-suite. According to Forbes , the global cybersecurity market will be worth $173 billion in 2020, and looking to increase to $270B by 2026.

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Data breaches Data privacy Banking Cybersecurity 61

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

billion apps in 2021 alone, up more than 47 percent since 2018. This increased demand for apps also raises the need for improved data protection measures, which Google took steps to address with the new data safety section they launched in July 2022. percent) of the apps share user data with third parties.

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Data privacy Media Data collection Data breaches 192

Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The fine received by WhatsApp is the result of an inquiry that began in December 2018 after the privacy watchdog, the Data Privacy Commissioner (DPC), received several complaints about WhatsApp data processing operations from “individual data subjects” (both users and non-users).

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Data privacy Data breaches Cybersecurity 110

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2018

As we close in on the final few days of the year and look ahead to the clean slate that 2019 represents, I wanted to take a few moments to reflect on 2018 – specifically, what tech innovations and predictions held true, which fell a bit flat and which were entirely unexpected. Looking back at 2018, something that no one could have predicted?

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IoT Cryptocurrency Technology Data privacy 70

Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In todays globalized world, businesses must navigate a complex web of data privacy regulations to ensure the protection of individuals personal information. CCPA California, USA Focuses on consumer rights, opt-out from data sales, transparency, less stringent than GDPR. GDPR serves as a benchmark for global best practices.

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Data privacy Data breaches Data collection Encryption 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This is a very bad news for Google that suffered a massive data breach that exposed the private data of over 500,000 of Google Plus users to third-party developers. As a consequence of the data exposure, the company is going to shut down the social media network Google+. ” reads a blog post published by Google.

Data breaches 108

Data breaches Data privacy Advertising Media 108

Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

Organizations around the world must fulfill an increasing number of regulatory requirements including NIST, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as federal and state data breach laws.

Risk 114

Risk Data breaches Healthcare Financial Services 114

Krebs on Security

JUNE 4, 2019

said it learned that the breach at AMCA persisted between Aug. 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019. We remain committed to our system’s security, data privacy, and the protection of personal information.” But today’s disclosure by LabCorp. In a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , LabCorp.

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Insurance Banking Accountability Data privacy 271

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) is asking tech companies to tackle issues related to data privacy for cookie pop-ups. Already, the cookies acceptance feature has been part of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation that came into effect in May 2018.

Data collection 99

Data collection Data privacy Data breaches Software 99

Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

While you may disagree, data breach studies show that employees and negligence are the most typical causes of security breaches, yet these prevalent issues are least discussed. According to another study by CybSafe, human errors have been responsible for over 90% of data breaches in 2020.

Cybersecurity 100

Cybersecurity Data privacy Data breaches Phishing 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 30, 2021

To those who want to hear more on this news, it has to be notified over here that the penalty was not related to any data breach and that no customer data was exposed in the incident. NOTE- Penalty was issued as per the complaint lodged in 2018 by the La Quadrature Du Net, a privacy rights group from France.

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Retail Data breaches Cybersecurity Data privacy 138

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 4, 2019

On May 25, the European Union celebrated the first anniversary of the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , the most important change in data privacy regulations in the last decade, designed to restructure the way in which personal data is handled across every sector (public or private) and every industry.

Data privacy 102

Data privacy Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Technology 102

SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline and JBS are the most recent in a long string of largely public data breaches (e.g., Equifax, Capital One, and SolarWinds), where an industry giant suffers a data breach with spider-webbing effects in the aftermath. Legally, many data privacy laws require contract language between organizations.

Data privacy 98

Data privacy Data breaches Ransomware Cybersecurity 98

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 22, 2021

China’s new data privacy law just went into effect in November 2021. China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) is legislation that aims to outline and protect appropriate uses of personal data. Also Read: China’s Data Privacy Law Poses Challenge for International Companies. Compliance Overview.

Data privacy 144

Data privacy Unstructured Data Software Government 144

SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With over 59% of all data breaches being traced back to a third-party vendor or supplier, companies need to be laser focused on their vendor management programs. It is noteworthy that some of the most well known data breaches were caused by vendors or suppliers. Let's face it, you don't know what you don't know.

Data breaches 73

Data breaches Data privacy Financial Services Cybersecurity 73

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 1, 2018

Around the world, enterprises are anxious about May 25, 2018, the day enforcement begins for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Nearly one-quarter (24%) of the respondents to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR) survey 1 indicate they already are using containers in production.

Encryption 82

Encryption Data privacy CISO Data breaches 82

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2018

November 2017 saw one of Australia’s biggest ever data breaches, in which sensitive personal information regarding almost 50,000 consumers and 5,000 public servants was exposed online. billion Indian citizens was reported to have been made publicly available when the country’s national ID database was breached.

Encryption 63

Encryption Data privacy Digital transformation Data breaches 63

BH Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2022

Since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into force in May 2018, there hasn’t yet been a way to prove compliance with it. At last, consumers and organisations can have independently verifiable assurance of an entity’s commitment to data privacy. It’s potentially a game changer.

Data privacy 127

Data privacy Data breaches Government Accountability 127

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2019

Last year was a big year in the world of information security with data privacy issues, new regulations and several high-profile data breaches. Now that 2019 has arrived, what should corporations be doing to comply with the various data security and privacy regulations?

Data privacy 61

Data privacy Information Security Data breaches Risk 61

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 Series A Perimeter 81 2018 Tel Aviv, Israel 159 $65.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0 Series A Confluera 2018 Palo Alto, CA 33 $29.0 2018 Santa Clara, CA 305 $50.0

Cybersecurity 142

Cybersecurity Threat Detection Artificial Intelligence Risk 142

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 28, 2021

As thoughts turn to Data Privacy this week in a big way , GDPR illustrates it isn’t an afterthought. Grindr, the popular social network and dating platform , will likely suffer a $ 12 million USD fine due to privacy related complaints. It was adopted in 2016 and enforcement began in 2018. What is GDPR?

Advertising 69

Advertising Data privacy Adware Spyware 69

SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

Colonial Pipeline and JBS are the most recent in a long string of largely public data breaches (e.g., Equifax, Capital One, and SolarWinds), where an industry giant suffers a data breach with spider-webbing effects in the aftermath. Legally, many data privacy laws require contract language between organizations.

Data privacy 57

Data privacy Data breaches Ransomware Cybersecurity 57

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2018

On the heels of the sweeping Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that took effect on May 25, 2018, the state of California moved quickly, passing its version of a consumer privacy law a month later, on June 28th. We’ve seen these issues around data breach notification laws. Businesses across the U.S.

Data breaches 54

Data breaches Data collection Data privacy Government 54

Spinone

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

It is self-described as the “most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years” Looming on the horizon, this new set of privacy regulations is most certainly going to change the way organizations do business and think about customer data and privacy.

Data privacy 68

Data privacy Backups Ransomware Threat Detection 68

SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Jared Polis, at the time Colorado’s governor-elect, speaks at a 2018 election night rally. Governor Polis last week signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law. state to officially pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Photo by Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images).

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Education Security Awareness Data privacy Social Engineering 109

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The GDPR brings a 21st Century human rights approach to data and cybersecurity. GDPR is the first law of its kind to truly take a crack at protecting an individual’s identity and recognizing that our data privacy is something important that should be guarded. At this point, almost every state has data privacy laws.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Data privacy Identity Theft Healthcare 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was passed in November 2020. It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. The main difference is that the GDPR framework focuses on legal bases for data processing.

Data collection 52

Data collection Data breaches Password Management Data privacy 52

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Small business owners are less likely to have taken adequate measures to protect their digital systems and are consequently at an even higher risk of sustaining a data breach or a ransomware attack than a major corporation. had almost 140,000 Starbucks locations in 2018, despite the company employing under 200,000 people that year.

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Small Business Cybersecurity Education Cybercrime 93

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Some countries apply all these principles equally, while other countries apply different rule sets for 1) specific industries (like health); 2) types of data processors (i.e. there are special treatments on how public authorities handle PII data of citizens); or 3) types of data (i.e. how data involving children is handled).

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Technology Risk Telecommunications Internet 110

Centraleyes

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive data protection law enacted by the European Union (EU) in 2018. Its primary aim is to safeguard the personal data of EU residents and regulate how businesses and organizations process this data.

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