IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. This week, it turns out at least 191 further Australian organisations, including government entities, were affected by this breach, highlighting the risks of supply chain attacks.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus cover the basics such as ensuring secure configurations, using firewalls, controlling user access, and protecting against viruses and other malware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In June 2021, the Nigerian government officially placed an indefinite ban on Twitter , restricting it from operating in Nigeria after the social media platform deleted tweets by the Nigerian president. Nigeria has the world’s second-highest unemployment rate — rising from 27.1

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Handol Kim provided a technical definition of AI and addresses the hype surrounding AI. One of the key takeaways was the importance of knowing where your data resides to comply with data protection and localization laws, facilitating responses to data subject access requests, aiding in legal cases, and assessing potential data breaches.

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The 2016 IGI Benchmark Report on The Governance of Long-term Digital Information confirmed that nearly all organizations represented have digital records and information that keep or need to keep in excess of 10 years. Download the Information Governance Initiative (IGI) benchmark report and the 2017 benchmark highlights.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Act also excludes from the definition of genetic data, “deidentified data,” as defined in the Act. The bill is pending California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to HIPAA and the HITECH Act. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to HIPAA and the HITECH Act.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires encryption or equivalent security measures to protect private student records.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

They accessed 41.5 million customers’ data having gained access via a vulnerability in Hathaway’s Laravel web application framework. million individuals affected HealthEC LLC, a health technology company, has announced that it suffered a data breach in July 2023, in which systems were accessed and files were copied.

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Collibra

MARCH 17, 2021

A business glossary is more than just a list of terms and definitions. By incorporating data governance into building a business glossary, organizations can create a common business language and give users the context they need to efficiently use data. What are the challenges of building out a business glossary?

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

The CTDPA exempts certain entities, including, for example, state and local government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”), and qualifying covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

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Collibra

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

So when I was asked to switch roles to data governance, I knew it would be a unique experience and I’d have a unique perspective. When I made the switch to data governance, I kept my focus on the user and never lost sight of my pain points. Eventually, we had hundreds of acronyms complete with definitions.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 297 security incidents between April and June 2023, which accounted for 116,933,247 breached records. With the victims unable to access their files or systems, they felt compelled to meet the criminals’ ransom demands. How many records have been compromised?

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 11, 2024

The global AI governance landscape is complex and rapidly evolving. Key themes and concerns are emerging, however government agencies must get ahead of the game by evaluating their agency-specific priorities and processes. The term governance can be slippery.

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Collibra

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In order to achieve Data Intelligence, businesses need to forge a data culture and empower their workforce with data governance. Nonetheless, a strong data culture typically encompasses the following components: Access to quality and trustworthy data. Achieving effective data governance. They need data governance.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The researchers discovered credentials that provided access to 95,592,696 artifacts, as well as download permissions and some deploy operations. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records. Likewise, someone in the office might take advantage of poor access controls to snoop on sensitive information that’s not relevant to their job. This represents a 7.4% How many records have been compromised?

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records. If you are facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. This represents a 12.7% How many records have been compromised?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls. Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Changes to the Definition of Businesses Subject to the CPRA. The CPRA adjusts its definition of a “business” as defined by the CCPA; broadening the scope in some cases, and narrowing it in others. The CPRA expanded the definition of a business in several respects. However, in some cases, the definition of “business” is narrowed.

Privacy 122

Privacy B2B Sales Data breaches 122

Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Definitions and scope The final text will define AI with reference to the OECD definition. Law enforcement exceptions The AI Act allows the use of real-time remote biometric identification systems (sometimes referred to as live facial recognition) in publicly accessible spaces where strictly necessary for law enforcement purposes.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Importantly, note the new law’s definition of consumer : “a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. institution of higher education. It does not include a natural person acting in a commercial or employment context.”

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. It definitely had an effect on me. Neither were any of the algorithm names I knew, not even algorithms I knew that the US government used. Definitely. The meeting presenters try to spice things up.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 12, 2022

Our data insights sharpened our definition of what AI meant to an enterprise, which also fed directly back into our business strategy. Governance with a focus on transparency to instill trust. Another part of our pivot was an education and mindset shift to design thinking. A robust understanding of our DataOps pipeline.

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eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2021

1] In 2012, the ABA expanded the definition through an amendment concerning technological competence. After determining the location of the data, one can access how difficult and/or expensive it will be to access the information. 2] Though Rule 1.1’s 1] Model Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1. [2]

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CILIP

MARCH 2, 2021

But the target moved as the government shifted from a ?soft? The second is the government decision not to implement the EU Copyright Directive which will roll out across the EU in April.? She said there were now only three options for UK institutions that want to make orphan works accessible online. via UK Government.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 23, 2020

The law also includes a first-in-the-nation definition of “decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or other similarly significant effects concerning individuals.” Effective date, scope of application, key definitions. It applies to all state and local government agencies except for the department of licensing.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

In addition to data subjects’ rights to be informed, of access, to rectification, to erasure, to restrict processing, to data portability and to object, the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) sets out requirements relating to automated individual decision-making, including profiling. appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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The Schedule

MARCH 27, 2020

Publicly available Wi-Fi systems are not secure, so data security protocols demand that any confidential agency documents should not be accessed while using public Wi-Fi. What happens when people need access to paper files that are in remote storage?

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

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CILIP

JUNE 4, 2019

The White Paper aims to develop a joined-up response across Government to the rise of harmful material and activity online. Whether at home, at school or college or in the workplace, we believe that education in media and information literacy is the most scalable approach to combatting fake news, disinformation and harmful activity online.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further victims of last year’s Perry Johnson & Associates data breach identified Last year, the medical transcription company PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) suffered a data breach in which an unauthorised third party was able to access its computer network. Only 2 definitely haven’t had data breached.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Next, the attacker will try to gain access to the executive’s account, which they can do in one of two ways. The benefit of this technique from the scammer’s perspective is that it will give them access to the executive’s inbox. Business email compromise definition and prevention appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Threat is Definitely Real. As a result, you will prevent unauthorized access or communication interception. For instance, various systems could be linked with each other to permit access. Later, they are used to gain unauthorized access. Users could leave all the responsibility to governments and other institutions.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

There's definitely some tricky things in the cloud. And some of those are, you know, one, your ability to remotely access the data you need and quickly. But if you know what you're doing it is you can get access to data relatively quickly. You wouldn't know that they potentially gained access to those, you know, credentials.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

The CCPA uses a very broad definition of what constitutes as Personal Information (PI), defining PI as “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.” 4) The right of Californians to access their PI.

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