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Tag: data privacy


Network security, Security

Report: Generative AI Adoption Outpacing Security Measures

October 18, 2023

Via: SecurityWeek

As cyber threats grow more frequent and sophisticated, organizations are turning to artificial intelligence as an integral part of their security strategy. AI and machine learning have become vital tools to detect never-before-seen attacks and respond to threats in real […]


Privacy protection, Security

What to expect when the UK-US Data Bridge comes into force this week

October 11, 2023

Via: The Register

The UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (aka Data Bridge) will enter into force on October 12, allowing certifying entities to easily transfer personal data from the UK to the US. Transferring personal data across the Atlantic would […]


Privacy protection, Security

GAO Calls for Improved Data Privacy Protections

February 15, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

The most recent in a series of US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on the state of cybersecurity across the federal government makes specific recommendations about the collection, use, and sharing of personally identifiable information (PII). In a Feb. 14 […]


Privacy protection, Security

EU Tells TikTok Chief To Respect Data Privacy Laws

January 11, 2023

Via: Security Week

TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has come under fierce Western scrutiny in recent months over concerns about how much access Beijing has to user data. TiKTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew held official talks for the first time […]


Privacy protection, Security

Organizations Unprepared for Upcoming Data Privacy Regulations

December 16, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Most organizations are ill-equipped when it comes to meeting upcoming compliance standards for data privacy, according to a new CYTRIO report focused on GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Data Subject Access Request […]


Privacy protection, Security

Privacy concerns are limiting data usage abilities

December 13, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

Access to data is significantly limited by data privacy and protection regulations, according to a survey conducted by Bloor Research. The report reveals that 60% of the data leaders surveyed are unable to use more than 40% of their data […]


Privacy protection, Security

DataGrail Risk Monitor delivers privacy risk assessments in real-time

October 14, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

DataGrail launched its new Risk Monitor product to help organizations overcome the challenges that accompany privacy risk assessments associated with third-party and internal systems. In particular, this product gives privacy leaders an automated way to complete and manage Data Protection […]


Privacy protection, Security

Data security hinges on clear policies and automated enforcement

August 29, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

In 2003, California became the first U.S. state to require and implement a series of data breach notification laws designed to protect against the misuse of residents’ personal information. The more recently enacted California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) provides two […]


Data loss, Threats & Malware

Novant Health Notifies Patients of Potential Data Privacy Incident

August 23, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Novant Health shared that, in an effort to be as transparent as possible, it is mailing letters to some of its patients following possible disclosure of protected health information (PHI) resulting from an incorrect configuration of a pixel, an online […]


Privacy protection, Security

3 ways China’s access to TikTok data is a security risk

August 15, 2022

Via: CSO Online

The short-video platform TikTok has come under fire in recent months. Both lawmakers and citizens in the U.S. have questioned its data collection practices and potential ties to the Chinese state. The concerns have deepened after Buzzfeed published a report […]


Privacy protection, Security

Most companies are unprepared for CCPA and GDPR compliance

August 1, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

As of June 30, 2022, 91% of companies across all verticals, states, and business size that must comply with CCPA are still unprepared to meet CCPA requirements, according to CYTRIO. Further, 94% of companies that must comply with GDPR are […]


Privacy protection, Security

Exclusive: Privacy experts warn the end of cookie consent pop-ups will come at a cost

June 24, 2022

Via: TechRadar

Multiple data privacy advocates have criticised plans in the UK to replace cookie consent pop-ups with an “opt-out model”, which they believe will do more damage than good. In an email exchange with TechRadar Pro, Jon Callas of the Electronic […]


Privacy protection, Security

How to navigate GDPR complexity

May 25, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

There’s been a lot of turbulence in the data privacy regulation space in the past couple of years. Post Brexit, there was a risk for the UK to be digitally isolated from the EU. For the moment, the General Data […]


Privacy protection, Security

New Connecticut Privacy Law Makes Path to Compliance More Complex

May 24, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Connecticut became the fifth state to pass a consumer data privacy law with the signing of SB 6, titled “An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring.” The law, which goes into effect July 1, 2023, is similar to […]


Privacy protection, Security

Companies poorly prepared to meet CCPA, CPRA and GDPR compliance requirements

April 29, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

CYTRIO released findings from additional independent research it conducted during Q1 2022 on the state of companies’ readiness to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation […]


Privacy protection, Security

U.S., EU reach preliminary data privacy agreement

March 25, 2022

Via: CSO Online

The U.S. and the European Union (EU) have a preliminary agreement over the storing of European data on U.S. soil. It was announced by President Biden and EU President Ursula von der Leyen, speaking on Friday March 25. If successful, […]


Editorial

Cybersecurity Tips For Small Businesses In A Post-Pandemic World

February 28, 2022

Via: Natalie Dunn

The year 2021 has been shaped by an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, as people and businesses have modified and adjusted their personal and professional lives to meet new and diverse challenges. As businesses focused on aligning with the […]


Privacy protection, Security

Data Privacy Day 2022: How Can AI Help in the Fight Against Ransomware?

January 28, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

Jan. 28 marks Data Privacy Day each year. Individuals are increasingly aware of the importance of data privacy, and governments continue to implement and tighten associated regulations. How successfully are organizations dealing with data privacy? It varies wildly; there are […]


Mobile, Wireless security

Threat Modeling: The Key to Dealing With 5G Security Challenges

August 24, 2021

Via: Security Intelligence

With 5G reshaping the smartphone market, 5G security needs to keep up. Almost one in three smartphones sold in the first quarter of 2021 can connect to a 5G network. That’s just one year after the world’s first commercial 5G […]


Privacy protection, Security

Pub apps harvesting swathes of customer data unnecessarily

August 19, 2021

Via: Computer Weekly

Food and beverage-ordering apps run by Mitchells & Butlers, the company behind chains such as All Bar One, Browns and Harvester, as well as pubco Greene King, have emerged as some of the most data-hungry apps in the hospitality sector, […]