IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice – including our Q2 review of data breaches and cyber attacks, based on these lists, which will be published in early July. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

This week, we discuss a new deal between the NHS and Microsoft, the financial cost of Equifax’s massive data breach, and a jail sentence for a hacker who altered prison records. Equifax’s huge data breach, which compromised the personal data of 147.9 Fourth of may be with you. Or something like that.

Computer and Electronics 66

Computer and Electronics Insurance Data breaches Information Security 66

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Middle East’s data protection regulatory landscape is complex, and continues to develop with Saudi Arabia’s ( KSA ) newly published Personal Data Protection Law ( PDPL ). While the PDPL contains the main features of a modern data protection law, it cannot be considered a direct analogue of the GDPR.

Personal data 96

Personal data Compliance Computer and Electronics IoT 96

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: B&Q breached the personal data of 70,000 people who had been caught stealing products from its stores. More than 770 million people learned their email addresses had been made public in what would be known as the ‘Collection #1’ data breach. Video-sharing app TikTok agreed to a record $5.7

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I am a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, AccessNow, and the Tor Project; and an advisory board member of Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. The security breach was a result of a vulnerability in the software for their websites: a program called Apache Struts.

Personal data 83

Personal data Computer and Electronics Privacy Data breaches 83

Data Protection Report

MAY 15, 2019

In a significant recent decision, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) altered the regulatory landscape when moving personal information between affiliated companies and across Canada’s border for data processing or storage purposes. In September 2017, Equifax Inc., s systems for four months.

IT 40

IT Computer and Electronics Cloud Privacy 40

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52