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HSBC Fined £3 Million ($5 Million) for Data Security Failings in UK

Hunton Privacy

The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced today fines for three HSBC entities totaling £3 million for failing to have adequate systems and controls in place to protect their customers’ confidential data. The fine is the highest to date in the UK and reflects a 30% discount for cooperating with the FSA.

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Developed by the SANS Institute in 2007, SIFT works on 64-bit OS, automatically updates the software with the latest forensic tools and techniques, and is a memory optimizer. The first version of Volatility was launched at Black Hat and DefCon in 2007 and based its services around academic research into advanced memory analysis and forensics.