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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Ireland: New DPC Guidance Sets Regulatory Expectations around Use of Website Cookies

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Cookie Sweep Survey. In August of last year, the DPC carried out a sweep survey across 40 organisations in order to examine their use of cookies on a number of websites and platforms. In its report, the DPC summarised a list of key concerns which came out of the survey. DPC Concerns and Recommendations. Cookie Policy.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

link] Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive? Whatever proves to be the case, this is the sort of risk that new school security awareness training can help your people learn to recognize and avoid. Date/Time: Wednesday, June 7, @ 2:00 PM (ET) Save My Spot! By Jacqueline Jayne. The numbers are scary.