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Written IT Security Policies: Why You Need Them & How to Create Them

eSecurity Planet

Many security professionals think that if they have done the hard work of securing their organization, that should be enough. Even though drafting IT security policies can be a pain, formal policies provide a valuable resource to protect both the IT team and their organization. Written security policies.

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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. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws.

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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Fines Construction Company £4.4 Million for Breach of Security Obligations

Hunton Privacy

million fine to Interserve Group Limited for failing to keep employee personal data secure, which violates Article 5(1)(f) and Article 32 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), during the period of March 2019 to December 2020. On October 24, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued a £4.4

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What Is Integrated Risk Management? Definition & Implementation

eSecurity Planet

To explain IRM, in the article I outline its key components, benefits, how IRM differs from other risk models, and IRM frameworks. In our examples, the clothing brand secures a segregated design team with physical locks on the doors, extra computer security to prevent digital theft, and a backup solution for their marketing data.

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ICO issue fine of £4.4 to Interserve for security failings

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months. On 24 October 2022, the ICO issued a penalty notice (MPN) to Interserve Group Limited (Interserve), imposing a fine of £4.4m

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

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

According to the Berlin DPA the affected data included information about the personal and financial circumstances of tenants, such as payslips, self-disclosure forms, extracts from employment and training contracts, tax data, social security and health insurance data and bank statements.

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UAE: Federal level data protection law enacted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

This article examines some of its key features. There are also new requirements around transfers of data outside of the UAE and requirements to keep data secure, and to notify the new data protection regulator, and in some circumstances data subjects, of data breaches. What does the PDPL cover and who does it apply to?