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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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Delaware amends data breach notification law

Data Protection Report

Earlier this month, Delaware revamped its data breach notification law, with changes to go into effect April 14, 2018. Most notably, the new law requires any entity that has suffered a data breach that includes social security numbers to provide free credit monitoring services to affected residents for one year.

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New CNIL €400,000 fine for data security breaches and non-compliance with data retention period under the GDPR

Data Protection Report

The issue giving rise to the financial penalty was a security breach relating to the company’s website notified by a user to the CNIL on 12 August 2018. According to SERGIC, the website’s security breach could have impacted around 29,440 users.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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CCPA In-Depth Series: Draft Attorney General Regulations on Verification, Children’s Privacy and Non-Discrimination

Data Matters

Critically, while some of the regulation’s provisions are required, many of the specific procedures are crafted with safe harbor language, advising on what a business “may” do to verify certain categories of consumers. Need for Security Measures. available technology for verification. available technology for verification.

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CCPA In-Depth Series: Draft Attorney General Regulations on Consumer Notice

Data Matters

In the summer of 2018, the California Legislature drafted and passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in record time. This abbreviated legislative process produced a bill with numerous gaps and anomalies, however. update their privacy policies with numerous disclosures.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Also read: What is Network Security?

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