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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

Risk 147
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Germany: Berlin data protection authority imposes EUR 14.5 million fine for “data cemetery”

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

million against Deutsche Wohnen SE for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This alleged non-compliance with data protection rules has already been flagged by the Berlin DPA after an on-site audit in June 2017. Facts and legal evaluation by Berlin DPA.

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German court: monitoring of employees by key logger is not allowed

Data Protection Report

The German federal labor court held in a recent decision ( Bundesarbeitsgericht , 27 July 2017 – case no. This decision is understood as a general guidance where the highest labor court gave guidance on secret employee monitoring. Subsequently, the firm installed key logger software on its employees’ computers.

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Delaware amends data breach notification law

Data Protection Report

Mandatory reporting to the Attorney General if the number of affected residents exceeds 500. Norton Rose Fulbright has been shortlisted for ‘Cyber law firm of the year’ at the Insurance Insider Cyber Ranking Awards 2017.

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

Data Protection Report

General ransomware risk disclosures. 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.

Risk 40
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China Publishes Draft Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure

Hunton Privacy

On July 10, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a new draft of its Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure (the “Draft Regulations”), and invited comment from the general public. The Draft Regulations will remain open for comment through August 10, 2017.