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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. These laws aim to establish standards for securing data, ensuring privacy, and mitigating risks associated with digital information.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016. million users.

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China’s PIPL has finally arrived, and brings helpful clarification (rather than substantial change) to China’s data privacy framework

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Rather than bringing substantial changes to the existing China data privacy framework, the PIPL helpfully consolidates and clarifies obligations on processing of personal information at a national law level. To be clear, this is not China’s own GDPR.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

For everything from minor network infractions to devastating cyberattacks and data privacy troubles , digital forensics software can help clean up the mess and get to the root of what happened. Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities.

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Saudi Arabia’s New Data Protection Law – What you need to know

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The PDPL is a law that applies on a national level and so, unlike other KSA sector specific laws dealing with privacy laws to date, the PDPL will apply to all sectors (with certain possible exceptions, discussed below). For example, an unlawful transfer of personal data outside of KSA can result in a criminal conviction and imprisonment.

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HHS Announces Settlements with Health Care System and Medical Research Institute over Potential HIPAA Violations

Hunton Privacy

On March 16, 2016, and March 17, 2016, respectively, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced resolution agreements with North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota (“North Memorial”) and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (“Feinstein Institute”) over potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. North Memorial.