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GUEST ESSAY: How ‘DPIAs” — data privacy impact assessments — can lead SMBs to compliance

The Last Watchdog

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. Related: GDPR sets new course for data privacy. Let’s look at some of the challenges faced by SMBs in today’s data privacy landscape.

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UK new information security commissioner is John Edwards

CyberSecurity Insiders

Factually speaking, an Information Commissioner plays a vital role in regurgitating data flow between companies and their customers, respectively. It helps in protecting the rights of citizens and offers a plan to companies on what to do and what not to do when it comes to data collection and its security.

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Prominent US law firm Wolf Haldenstein disclosed a data breach

Security Affairs

The security breach occurred on December 13, 2023, but the company discovered the incident only on April 18, 2024, and has only now disclosed it due to the complexity of the digital forensic investigation. “On December 13, 2023, Wolf Haldenstein detected suspicious activity in its network environment.

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GUEST ESSAY: California pioneers privacy law at state level; VA, VT, CO, NJ take steps to follow

The Last Watchdog

News of data breaches, data vulnerabilities and compromised private information is released almost daily from businesses both small and large. Related: Europe’s GDPR ushers in new privacy era. Legislation has recently been proposed for individual states, addressing data privacy regulations head-on.

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The Role of Differential Privacy in Protecting Sensitive Information in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Security Affairs

Traditional methods of anonymizing data, such as masking and pseudonymization, have been proven inadequate in preventing re-identification attacks. Data privacy has been enhanced by differential privacy (DP), which preserves analytical utility while protecting data privacy.

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Italy’s Data Protection Authority Garante requested information from Deepseek

Security Affairs

Italys data privacy regulator Garante has requested information from Chinese AI company DeepSeek regarding its data practices. Italys Data Protection Authority Garante has asked the AI firm DeepSeek to clarify its data collection, sources, purposes, legal basis, and storage, citing potential risks to user data.

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NEW TECH: How a ‘bio digital twin’ that helps stop fatal heart attacks could revolutionize medicine

The Last Watchdog

A digital twin is a virtual duplicate of a physical entity or a process — created by extrapolating data collected from live settings. Digital twins enable simulations to be run without risking harm to the physical entity; they help inform efficiency gains made in factories and assure the reliability of jet engines, for instance.