IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2019

Although DPIAs (data protection impact assessments) are not a new concept, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) now mandates them under certain circumstances. It’s relevant for everyone, including retail and hospitality. Common activities for retail and hospitality requiring DPIAs.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Data controllers and data processors are an integral part of the GDPR. The terms ‘data controller’ and ‘data processor’ have been around for years, but it’s only since the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect that they’ve been scrutinised. That’s understandable. The basics. Sounds simple enough.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

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IT Governance

MAY 23, 2019

A year ago this week, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect, promising to revolutionise information security. In the first half of 2018, it was practically impossible to avoid news stories about the GDPR, the majority of which focused on the potential for hefty administrative fines for non-compliance.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 12, 2020

On 28 July 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (the “CNIL”) sanctioned the online shoes retail company, SPARTOO SAS, by a €250,000 fine and an injunction to comply with GDPR within 3 months under penalty for various non-compliances with the GDPR of the personal data processing related to clients, prospects and employees [1].

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

There is an alarming lack of awareness across all industries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , according to a government survey. As you would expect, larger organisations were more likely to be aware of the GDPR. Preparing for the GDPR. The survey split respondents into businesses and charities.

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IT Governance

JULY 25, 2018

As of 25 May 2018, organisations that use CCTV to capture images of individuals are processing personal data as defined by the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and must comply with the Regulation’s requirements. You can find more information about GDPR compliance on our website >> Data processing principles (Article 5).

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

Also read: SANS Outlines Critical Infrastructure Security Steps as Russia, U.S. Given its broader availability combined with the right exploit, wiper malware could cause massive destruction in a short period of time, said Derek Manky, chief security strategist and VP of global threat intelligence at FortiGuard Labs. Trade Cyberthreats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Today, putting the letters ‘GDPR’ into Google will generate over 420,000 news articles, some detailing the expected impact of the regulation, and others casting doubt on businesses and their readiness. and Germany to get to grips with what they know about GDPR, and more importantly, what they don’t. A lack of trust.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2018

On January 8, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”) issued an unprecedented monetary penalty of £400,000 against British mobile phone retailer, The Car Phone Warehouse Limited. This decision sets the tone for companies at the dawn of the entry into force of the GDPR.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies. Carrefour France and Carrefour Banque are both affiliates of the French retail group, the Carrefour Group.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s estimated that more than 20% of retail sales will come from eCommerce in 2023 (rising to nearly 25% in 2026), illustrating the magnitude of digital transactions. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course. Privacy and data protection are not the only things consumers expect from a retailer.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. Far-reaching regulations like Europe’s GDPR levy steep fines on organizations that fail to safeguard sensitive information. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Also this week, NIST released four draft publications “intended to help improve the safety, security and trustworthiness of [AI] systems”. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 75,101 Airsoftc3.com

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. They accessed 41.5 The compromised data allegedly includes names, email addresses and phone numbers.

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Collibra

APRIL 11, 2023

Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. This blog outlines what bad data means and how you can stop it from hurting your retail business.

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IT Governance

JUNE 14, 2018

Little more than three years since its previous security incident, electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has admitted to a data breach compromising 5.9 In a statement released on Wednesday, the retail giant revealed it had identified the colossal breach while it was reviewing its systems and data. million customer cards and 1.2

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

More prominently, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have come to offer digital forms of central bank money, while tokenized deposits tokenize the lifecycle of commercial bank money in both the retail and wholesale context. Like cash, they are designed to store value, serve as mediums of exchange, and represent a unit of account.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2019

Home improvement retailer B&Q has suffered a data breach affecting 70,000 of its… well, not customers, exactly. The database should have only been accessible to certain employees, but security specialists at CtrlBox found the database an ElasticSearch server, left publicly available and without password protection.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Meanwhile, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) enforcement continues apace. million) fine for twelve breaches of the GDPR.

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IT Governance

JULY 20, 2018

As the saying goes, you’re only as strong as your weakest link, which is as true for data security as any other situation. Unfortunately, world-famous retailer Fortnum & Mason was recently let down by a weak link – survey company Typeform – that exposed the personal data of 23,000 of its customers.

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IT Governance

JUNE 13, 2018

At this point, the major consumer electronics retailer said there was no evidence of any fraud. This isn’t the first time that the retailer has suffered a data breach. However, even if it has significantly improved its data security practices since 2015, administrative fines might be the least of Dixons Carphone’s worries.

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erwin

APRIL 11, 2019

Keeping up with new data protection regulations can be difficult, and the latest – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – isn’t the only new data protection regulation organizations should be aware of. For example, many retailers have robust, data-driven e-commerce operations that are international.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

The concept of data controllers and data processors has been around for years, but the roles come with clearly defined responsibilities under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Say, for example, that you are a marketing executive at a retailer who wants to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. Privacy as a Service.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost upon us, kickstarting what retailers hope will be a successful trading period. However, retailers offering both a physical and digital presence stand to gain the most, as the omnichannel approach is favoured by 69% of UK-based survey respondents. Use secure websites.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Magecart is known to attack online retailers across the globe using malicious JavaScript, so the BA breach seems to chime with its modus operandi, although we may have to wait several months for the formal investigations to be completed. Likely long term implications for BA. 92% of UK organisations breached.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The ICO has also indicated an intention to take action on cybersecurity breaches using the fining powers now available to it under the UK General Data Protection Regulation ( UK GDPR ). In 2017, Equifax Inc, suffered a cybersecurity breach, with hackers able to access the personal data of around 13.8

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 24, 2021

Businesses are governed by an increasingly complex network of regulations, jurisdictions, and standards which dictate security and privacy requirements. The retail sector, especially, is a lucrative target for credential stuffing attacks , resulting in billions lost every year. Compliance with GDPR and CCPA.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2018

If these could have been used to identify individuals, this would have constituted a personal data breach under the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). After recently being made aware of this issue, we have applied a security update to our website to ensure it cannot happen again. Understand your cyber security environment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2018

For years now many organisations have approached data security with a sense of reluctance. This approach has, undoubtedly, helped to create a mood whereby organisations realise they can’t ignore data security matters, but continue to invest somewhat reluctantly. But imagine if we lived in a world where security was cool.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Six months on from the legal implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a third of consumers have admitted they still aren’t confident that the companies they interact with comply with the regulation. A quarter (25%) of people in both regions revealed that they could not explain the GDPR in any way. Ready or not.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

The variety of laws and regulations governing how organizations manage and share sensitive information can look like a bowl of alphabet soup: HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI and GLBA. But there are a manageable number of precautions you can take to secure customer data that will tick the boxes for many different regulations. Layer defenses.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

In Europe we saw the UK finally conclude Brexit and establishment of a separate data protection regime in the UK which will be governed by the UK GDPR. iOS / Android downloadable tool to help you quickly navigate around the UK and EU GDPR through fully indexed text and linked content. European Data Breach Survey 2022.

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IT Governance

JUNE 11, 2019

“Upon discovery of the breach, the security of our retail platform was immediately restored and appropriate measures were taken to ensure the security of all other online assets,” the statement read. A GDPR penalty? If the club is found to have violated the GDPR, it could face a fine of up to €20 million (£17.8

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2020

A German p rivacy watchdog is investigating into clothing retailer H&M because it was allegedly spying on its customer service representatives in Germany. Let’s remind that according to EU GDPR law, H&M could face a fine of four percent of global annual sales. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – H&M, privacy).

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 8, 2019

The size of the proposed penalty will cause spluttering in boardrooms up and down the land as the IT chief is summoned to explain whether the company’s back door is securely closed to hackers. He won’t be alone in being shocked. That’s hard to brush away as an everyday cost of doing business.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In security, some may refute that there is “no savings to worry about" if no investment has been made to begin with, arguing that they’ve been “just fine so far” In this blog, we will argue there is a cost in doing nothing. GDPR is a prominent example. Thus far, the breach has cost the retailer $61 million.

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