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US Senators introduce IoT cybersecurity bill

Data Protection Report

On August 1, 2017, US Senators unveiled a bipartisan bill to mandate baseline cybersecurity requirements for internet connected devices purchased by the federal government. Recent events show that the IoT is an attractive vector for a cyberattack.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. To talk about which targets scammers pick, we’ll be looking at two categories: individuals and businesses. Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Individuals.

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“But the emails” – companies’ SEC filings reflect ransomware risks

Data Protection Report

In one example of a post-attack disclosure, FedEx’s most recent 10-K (May 2017) discusses the impact of the WannaCry and Petya attacks on FedEx systems and subsidiaries. Still, in what for the moment might seem like a more pedestrian risk, companies continue to be affected by ransomware. Here is how some companies have addressed it.

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What IG Professionals Should Know About the Internet of Bodies

ARMA International

A company in Wisconsin had a “chipping party” in 2017 to implant microchips in some of its employees to make it easier for them to access the buildings and systems and to buy food in the company break room. [1]. In the ingestibles category are Bluetooth electronic pills that monitor the inner workings of the human body.

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UK data protection after Brexit – UK government Statement of Intent contains few surprises

Data Protection Report

On the 7 th August 2017, the UK’s Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued a Statement of Intent (the Statement ) outlining its planned reforms of the UK’s data protection laws which are to be implemented by the Data Protection Bill (the Bill ).

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FRANCE: CNIL adopts new single authorization on fraud prevention systems

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AU-054 (the “AU-054”) on July 13, 2017 in order to cover the processing of personal data implemented in relation to these fraud prevention/detection systems. Only certain categories of entities in the banking and financial sector are eligible to self-certify under the AU-054. Parent companies of financing companies.

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Join Our Webinar on November 16th: IGI & Preservica Address the Governance of Long-Term Digital Information

IGI

Before joining Preservica in May 2017, I advised more than 40 public and private sector organizations on good recordkeeping practices as an independent consultant, and learned firsthand about their wide-ranging retention requirements. I’d like to highlight challenges with two specific stakeholder groups, namely IT and executive leadership.