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UK: How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

From a brief search online it is easy to find various different claimant law firms advertising off the back of large public data breaches the possibility to bring a group claim for compensation. The solution is to insure against ruinous group claims…. These make for a potentially toxic mix.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2018 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, from August 4 to 7, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data . The NAIC is also considering insurers’ use of big data in underwriting life insurance products.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

As organizations move toward cloud environments, vulnerabilities rooted in vast internet communications are coming to light. Ransomware attacks increased by 130% in 2020 ( Beazley Group ). The Ryuk ransomware family spawned in 2018 from a sophisticated Russia-based cybercrime group. Utilize a CASB. Rapid Response Testing.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. Victims of Equifax’s 2017 data breach were given the go-ahead to launch a class-action lawsuit. OGusers, a popular forum among cyber criminals, was raided by a rival group.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

Parent groups expressed concerns when Sage was introduced to Snapchat+, as they feared younger children might not realize they are communicating with a chatbot. Additionally, it can serve as a constant virtual assistant suggesting amusing videos and providing clever ideas on what to say in group chats. must help cover $1.4

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Per the SEC’s recent disclosure guidance, among other things, the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures are tied to an organization’s ability to enhance communications between technical experts and disclosure advisors on data management processes that may address such risks. Designing an Enterprise-Level Approach. Principle 5.

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

Data Protector

However, article 80(2) contains a provision that the Government have chosen not to implement, under which consumer groups that operate in the privacy field can act on behalf of data subjects without a particular complainant. To date, the Commission has adopted 12 such decisions.

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