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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Government organizations combine the best of both the energy and healthcare industries for scammers, with government entities both having access to sensitive information and being necessary to the day-to-day lives of citizens. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S.,

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Some Cybersecurity Startups Still Attract Funding Despite Headwinds

eSecurity Planet

The belief is that Web3 is the next online platform and at its core is blockchain. Since its founding in 2011, Devo Technology has raised over $500 million. What he found were major challenges with security, governance and compliance. Last week, 10 startups competed for recognition in RSA’s Innovation Sandbox contest.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

What follows below is an edited version of the debate in the House of Lords of the Second Reading of the Data Protection Bill, held on 10 October. Perhaps the Government could respond on that point. change it substantially.

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Part 3: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about effecting risk management and change management?

ARMA International

Some technology trends such as real-time data analytics are ongoing, while others are more recent, such as blockchain. Take the example of the pandemic: only some governments engaged pandemic experts to develop actions plans. Using Privacy by Design (PbD) principles (Cavoukian 2011) is just one approach to mitigating privacy risks.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Creating an Enterprise-Wide Governance Structure. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Will the U.S. Senate keep citizens safe, vote to force China to divest TikTok?

The Last Watchdog

In 2011, Russia launched a social media site called iFunny aimed at disaffected young men. In short order, iFunny was downloaded 10 million times and became a tool for neo-Nazi terror groups to recruit Gen-Z males. In the weeks leading up to the 2020 U.S. Safety first Hart advocates more laisse faire intervention.

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Predictions 2021: How’d I Do? Pretty Damn Well.

John Battelle's Searchblog

It’s been three decades since I’ve seen an outburst of pure technology euphoria like the vibes coming off the crypto/web3/blockchain space. I’ve been monitoring crypto for years (one of my 2018 predictions was “Crypto/blockchain dies as a major story”), and went pretty deep this past 18 months or so.