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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams. Location Matters.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format.

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Automated Security and Compliance Attracts Venture Investors

eSecurity Planet

In 2013, Adam Markowitz founded Portfolium, an edtech startup that matched college students and graduates with employers. “I I remember the first time we were asked for a SOC 2 report, which quickly became the minimum bar requirement in our industry for proof of an effective security program,” he said. Here are a few other winners.

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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

Securities and Exchange Commission settled its investigation into the matter after the Fortune 500 company agreed to pay a paltry penalty of less than $500,000. “The SEC avoided getting into the specific details of the breach and instead focused on the way its disclosure was handled.” This week, the U.S.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2018 – 139,731,894 million records leaked

IT Governance

Another month passes where I’m left thinking ‘I should really create a Healthcare category’. There were some incredibly sensitive breaches this month, the majority of which were caused by human error. I imagine human error will continue to be the main cause of data breaches for decades to come – damn humans. Data breach.

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Partnering With Tech and Fintech Firms: Key EU/UK Regulatory Considerations for the Payments Sector

Data Matters

In addition, banks are subject to extensive ongoing regulatory requirements, including in respect of governance, risk management, capital, and liquidity, which a fintech or technology firm may not have the ability to meet without making substantial changes to its policies, procedures, and operations. Data security. Key takeaways.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 19 No longer are the proportionality considerations described as separate “limitations” on an inquiry governed solely by relevance.20

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