IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

Insider threats are one of the most difficult security challenges that organisations face. Preventing this from happening requires a nuanced approach to information security, and it’s one that organisations are increasingly struggling with. Insider threats fall into two categories: malicious or negligent.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Phishing Personal data Access 98

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

AB-874 clarifies that deidentified and aggregate data are not within the definition of personal information. It also modifies the definition of personal information by adding the word “reasonably” in front of “capable of being associated with” in the definition of personal information. AB-874 (Edits to Personal Information).

Sales 40

Sales Communications Data breaches Compliance 40

Data Protection Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Changes range from clarifications to definitions and new exemptions to technical corrections. Section (a)(2) is amended to permit the consumer to request that the business notifies a consumer of the categories of personal information sold for “each category of third party”, rather than “each third party.” Medical staff member.

B2B 40

B2B Privacy Communications Encryption 40

Data Protection Report

JUNE 6, 2019

Although the concept of providing consumers certain privacy rights is similar, the law has some significant differences from the CCPA, including the definition of “sale”. Unlike CCPA, the new law has no provisions relating to access or deletion or a private right of action relating to breaches.

Privacy 40

Privacy Sales Insurance Manufacturing 40

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies.

Security 109

Security Cloud Access Encryption 109

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2021

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

Privacy 98

Privacy Insurance Security Data breaches 98