Data Matters

AUGUST 10, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) proposed new rules for broker-dealers (Proposed Rule 15(1)-2) and investment advisers (Proposed Rule 211(h)(2)-4) on the use of predictive data analytics (PDA) and PDA-like technologies in any interactions with investors.

Analytics 147

Analytics Communications Privacy Security 147

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 1, 2019

Since the European Commission unveiled a proposal for an e-Privacy Regulation in January 2017, this new piece of legislation, aiming to adapt rules on electronic communications and cookies, has undergone many iterations. 6 – all electronic communications data (content and metadata); Art. Another notable change in the new Art.

Communications 55

Communications Marketing Privacy Metadata 55

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 25, 2016

The NERC exercise, dubbed GridEx III, took place over two days in November 2015 and involved more than 4,400 individuals from 364 industry, law enforcement and government organizations across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Communications 40

Communications Government IT Security 40

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

Similarly, different nations exercise varying amounts of authority over internet traffic. Slow Communication. Communication can be slow and challenging with employees spread across different time zones. Slow communication can also leave workers vulnerable to phishing attacks, where cybercriminals pose as legitimate authorities.

Communications 223

Communications Cybersecurity GDPR Risk 223

Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The exercise included several objectives related to response procedures at the refinery, including evacuation and shelter-in-place decision-making; roles and responsibilities during investigations; communication with first responders; and public messaging before and following an incident.

Communications 69

Communications 69

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

“The payload incorporates a UAC bypass and encrypted communication with a C2 server, enabling the threat actor to execute privileged commands.” “As this malware continues to evolve, users are advised to exercise caution with suspicious documents.” ” concludes the report.

Encryption 106

Encryption Military Phishing Communications 106

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI.”

Artificial Intelligence 109

Artificial Intelligence Communications IT Information Security 109

AIIM

AUGUST 4, 2020

Managed with good communications, clear expectations, and support, a rather large change seems minor. The focus on communications ensures that people understand the change and what it means for them personally. Done correctly, the communications stop the fear associated with our brain’s natural tendency to play worst-case scenario.

Communications 142

Communications Risk Paper IT 142

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

PingPull, was first spotted by Unit 42 in June 2022, the researchers defined the RAT as a “difficult-to-detect” backdoor that leverages the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) for C2 communications. Experts also found PingPull variants that use HTTPS and TCP for C2 communications instead of ICMP. org over port 8443 for C2.

Communications 94

Communications Military Government Libraries 94

Data Protection Report

JUNE 17, 2020

The opinion suggested that parties using the SCCs need to make an assessment of whether the national security, communication and surveillance laws of the country of the data importer are “essentially equivalent” to those in the EU, i.e. they respects privacy rights and freedoms, provide effective remedies, etc.

Personal data 119

Personal data Communications Access GDPR 119

Adam Levin

MARCH 18, 2020

“A covered health care provider that wants to use audio or video communication technology to provide telehealth to patients during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency can use any non-public facing remote communication product that is available to communicate with patients,” the HHS said in a statement released on its website.

Communications 97

Communications Insurance Compliance Cybersecurity 97

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 2, 2019

This information may be provided on two “levels”: (1) each marketing message sent by the organization that collects the data must provide an up-to-date list of partners (see above); and (2) each new partner receiving an individual’s data must inform the individual, in its first communication to the data subject, of such processing.

Personal data 109

Personal data Data collection Marketing Communications 109

AIIM

JANUARY 14, 2021

If some people are good at public speaking or communication, others might shy away from it. This can comprise increased interactions, team-building exercises, quizzes, and collaborations. Manage Communication Barriers Between Employees. To avoid this, employees should naturally feel the need to communicate with other members.

Communications 158

Communications Access Libraries Education 158

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The exercises aimed at testing and ensuring the integrity and the security of Russia’s Internet infrastructure, so-called RuNet. “The Russian Communications Ministry said on December 23 that the drills were aimed at ensuring the “integrity” of the Internet.” ” reads a post published by RadioLiberty.

IT 78

IT Communications Government Personal data 78

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A research group at NATO's Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise -- we don't know what country they were from -- to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. Like a serviceman having a wife and also being on dating apps.".

Military 98

Military Communications IT 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Akira ransomware targets Finnish organizations GitLab fixed a critical zero-click account hijacking flaw Juniper Networks fixed a critical RCE bug in its firewalls and switches Vast Voter Data Leaks Cast Shadow Over Indonesia ’s 2024 Presidential Election Researchers created a PoC for Apache OFBiz flaw CVE-2023-51467 Team Liquid’s wiki leak exposes (..)

Security 106

Security Ransomware Data breaches Cybersecurity 106

Hunton Privacy

JULY 5, 2022

The Cybersecurity Act also expands DHS’ responsibilities, including imposing a number of obligations upon the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (“NCCIC”).

Cybersecurity 108

Cybersecurity Government Education Communications 108

AIIM

MAY 12, 2022

Morgan Securities LLC had agreed to pay $125 million to help settle charges of “widespread and longstanding failures by the firm and its employees to maintain and preserve written communications” over the course of several years. This included prohibiting using unapproved electronic communication methods.

Communications 115

Communications Information governance Compliance Government 115

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Remind employees not to click on suspicious links, and conduct exercises to raise awareness. . “Finally—to reduce the risk of severe business/functional degradation should your organization fall victim to a ransomware attack—review and, if needed, update your incident response and communication plans. .

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Phishing Authentication Passwords 113

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The DPC considered the deliberate choice of a non-user to not become a WhatsApp user, and noted that the contact feature ” completely disregards the non-user’s right to exercise control over their personal data ”. In its Article 65 decision, the EDPB agreed that this non-user data constituted personal data.

GDPR 105

GDPR Personal data Communications e-Delivery 105

eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2023

It offers instructions for assembling an emergency response team, specifying duties, and setting up communication lines. While reflecting real-world insights and new trends, the SANS framework benefits from the combined expertise and experience of the SANS community.

Communications 88

Communications Security Access Ransomware 88

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 29, 2022

The threat-hunting exercise led to some general findings on risk exposure: The United States has the highest exposure count by far (65%), followed by China (14%) and Germany (9%) The top ports in use are 443, 10250, and 6443. Also, be extra-vigilant with the error codes returned by Kubernetes APIs.

Risk 134

Risk Authentication Passwords Access 134

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

That made planning for disruptions comparatively straightforward: you knew where everyone was located, you had complete visibility over your threat landscape and you could communicate with everyone directly. Protect your communication channels. But hybrid working complicates that.

Communications 126

Communications Risk Education Compliance 126

OpenText Information Management

MARCH 29, 2024

Mark will be joined by OpenText customer Srinath Kanisapakkam, chief data and analytics officer at Nationwide Building Society (NBS) , who will share how OpenText Experience Cloud solutions give NBS the scalable, secure, communication platform they needed to meet highly regulated FSI communication requirements.

IoT 70

IoT Analytics Cloud Communications 70

AIIM

JUNE 19, 2019

But figuring out what the right system is, and then communicating that, is tough; getting users to actually do it is even tougher, so the consensus was to make it as easy as possible and automate that capture process where it was doable. One of the exercises I developed was called "The Taxonomy of Salad". The Taxonomy of Chocolate.

Metadata 85

Metadata Records Management Compliance Communications 85

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

That [risk has] obviously been there, I might say, for some time and predates us coming into office but, that said, it’s important that we go through this exercise and make sure that our facilities are completely secure,” Marles added. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Manufacturing 86

Manufacturing Government Risk Communications 86

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The CNIL thus recommends that the DPO’s mission letter clearly states that maintenance of such record should be within the DPO missions, and in particular, based on the information relating to each processing activity that will be communicated to him/her by the internal stakeholders in charge of such processing activity.

GDPR 116

GDPR Compliance Personal data Communications 116

Hunton Privacy

JULY 10, 2020

The defendant had mistakenly sent marketing communications to the claimant, who was not part of the defendant’s customer database; the claimant only received the marketing communications because his name and surname were the same as another individual in the defendant’s customer database.

Compliance 49

Compliance GDPR Marketing Personal data 49

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

On November 6, 2015, the European Commission published a communication and a Q&A document addressed to the European Parliament and European Council on the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S. In the communication, the European Commission stated that it has intensified its discussion with the U.S.

Communications 40

Communications Personal data Compliance Government 40

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

. “CISA encourages organizations to adopt a heightened state of awareness and implement the recommendations” CISA recommends organizations to implement included in its fact sheet to prevent cyber attacks, the list of best practices includes: Maintain offline, encrypted backups of data and regularly test your backups Create, maintain, and (..)

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity 113

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 5, 2020

The Belgian DPA defines direct marketing as any communication, solicited or unsolicited, aiming to promote an organisation, person, service, product, trademark, or idea, regardless of whether this communication is of commercial or non-commercial purpose. This will enable Data Subjects to effectively exercise their rights.

Marketing 59

Marketing GDPR Personal data Healthcare 59

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2022

Have a cyber incident response plan, and exercise it regularly with stakeholders in IT, cybersecurity, and operations. Leverage a continuous OT monitoring solution to alert on malicious indicators and behaviors, watching internal systems and communications for known hostile actions and lateral movement.

Passwords 113

Passwords Communications Cybersecurity Access 113

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Between June 8, 2018 and April 6, 2019, the CNIL received 15 complaints from individuals relating to the exercise of their data protection rights with affiliates of the Carrefour Group. Similarly, the personal data of more than 750,000 web users had been retained for five to ten years from the date of their last order.

GDPR 91

GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2019

Barriss pleaded guilty to making hoax bomb threats in phone calls to the headquarters of the FBI and the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. Viner and Gaskill are awaiting their own trials in connection with Finch’s death.

Communications 187

Communications IT 187

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 27, 2021

from providing convenience in daily life interactions and communications to assisting people for whom the use of traditional interfaces is problematic. CIPL welcomes the Guidelines which come at a time when VVAs have become increasingly common in our daily lives due to the important benefits they bring to individuals and society?from

GDPR 77

GDPR Artificial Intelligence Privacy Personal data 77

Data Protector

AUGUST 17, 2020

Removing the UK from the decision-making structures of the EU should also result in the UK Government feeling able to update other privacy legislation, such as the outdated Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations, without having to delay for years and years until EU countries managed to reach a political consensus on the way ahead.

Privacy 156

Privacy GDPR Personal data Computer and Electronics 156

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2022

Ensure MSP-customer contracts transparently identify ownership of information and communications technology (ICT) security roles and responsibilities. Develop and exercise incident response and recovery plans. Enforce MFA on MSP accounts that access the customer environment and monitor for unexplained failed authentication.

Authentication 80

Authentication Cybersecurity Phishing Risk 80