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EU: NIS2 enters into force

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Cybersecurity risk management – As with the previous NIS Directive, entities that fall under the scope of NIS2 have to take appropriate and proportionate technical and organisational measures to manage cybersecurity risks and prevent and minimise the impact of potential incidents.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Related: How Multi Party Computation is disrupting encrypti on An accomplished violinist, Einstein, no doubt, appreciated the symmetry of his metaphor. And the risk factors will only rise exponentially as reliance on cloud infrastructure and Internet of Things (IoT) systems accelerates. For instance, basic research led by Dr. Robert L.

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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

A DSP is an information society service that is an online marketplace, an online search engine or a cloud computing service. The deployment models of cloud computing should include private, community, public and hybrid cloud and be interpreted in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17788:2014 standard.

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Leveraging high performance computing to help solve complex challenges across industries

IBM Big Data Hub

In today’s competitive business landscape, having high compute power can be critical. The solution also includes security and controls built into the platform and is designed to allow clients across industries to consume HPC as a fully managed service while helping them address third- and fourth-party risks.

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

IT Governance

Among other news: Lancashire-based Lad Media was wound up , and its director, Keith Hancock, was banned from forming or managing an organisation for four years, after the company was deemed to have violated the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations).

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

This article will walk you through the various types of malware, how to identify and prevent a malware attack, and how to mitigate the risks. There’s no definitive method or technique that defines malware; any program that harms the computer or system owners and benefits the perpetrators is malware. What is Malware . Warning signs.

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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. ChronoPay employees used their MegaPlan accounts to track payment disputes, order volumes, and advertising partnerships for these high-risk programs. Kink,” “Mr. Heppner,” and “Ms.