IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Plus, a further 3,029,461 known records newly breached 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 breached: 395 GB.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Data Breach: WizCase team uncovered a massive data leak containing private information about Turkish Citizens through a misconfigured Amazon S3 bucket. How Did the Data Breach Happen? In this particular case, Turkey has its own set of laws against the improper handling of personal data, named KVKK.

Data breaches 95

Data breaches Insurance Paper Access 95

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about digital security and empower everyone to protect their personal data from digital forms of crime by adopting well established best practices, like the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and establishing strong passwords. Raising awareness is essential for everyone.

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Authentication Passwords Cybersecurity Personal data 127

IT Governance

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) superseded all laws based on the EU’s Data Protection Directive, including the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998, on 25 May 2018. Some organisations believe that a simple privacy notice is all that is required, but the GDPR actually demands far more than that. .

GDPR 90

GDPR Data breaches Personal data Data collection 90

IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

At the recent ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) conference , a guest said to us: “The GDPR ? How was it possible for someone to be so misguided about such a well-publicised regulation, the requirements of which have huge ramifications for the way organisations handle personal data? GDPR compliance in schools.

GDPR 92

GDPR Compliance Data breaches Personal data 92

KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was introduced just a month after the European Union instituted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), earning the CCPA the nickname of “California’s GDPR.”. While the GDPR has been in effect since May of 2018, the CCPA is on track to become effective on January 1, 2020.

GDPR 72

GDPR Privacy Personal data Passwords 72

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2019

With a mammoth GDPR fine handed out to Google last week, it’s time for organisations to reassess their understanding of the Regulation. We’re through the eye of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) storm. Some began to lose faith. It’s Y2K all over again”; a big fuss over nothing. The basics. Who needs to pay attention?

GDPR 86

GDPR Compliance Personal data Data breaches 86

Data Matters

APRIL 5, 2018

On 28 February 2018, the Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy (the “Privacy Commission”) published a recommendation setting out its approach to Data Protection Impact Assessments (“DPIAs”), and in doing so published a “White List” and a “Black List” of processing operations, pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

GDPR 92

GDPR Privacy Personal data Education 92

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. Verizon estimates than one in four data breaches are caused by insiders. Breaches tend to happen because employees aren’t aware of the risks associated with handling personal data.

GDPR 77

GDPR Government Data breaches Information Security 77

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Staff awareness training is a core component of GDPR compliance, yet many organisations haven’t implemented the necessary measures. Verizon estimates than one in four data breaches are caused by insiders. Breaches tend to happen because employees aren’t aware of the risks associated with handling personal data.

GDPR 77

GDPR Government Data breaches Information Security 77

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

AUGUST 15, 2018

The ICO have been discussing data breach reporting under GDPR in a new webinar. Here are the key points: GDPR introduces mandatory breach reporting. This applies to accidental breaches and internal breaches – not just those that are deliberate or are about losing personal data externally.

Data breaches 45

Data breaches GDPR Personal data Risk 45

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

A recent report from CenturyLink has highlighted a lack of preparation among UK law firms for the upcoming EU General Data Protection (GDPR) compliance deadline. The report questioned more than 150 legal sector IT decision makers in the UK and discovered that only 25% believe they are currently compliant with the GDPR.

GDPR 68

GDPR Compliance Paper Data breaches 68

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

Data Privacy 145

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 145

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 21, 2017

In the first 4 parts of "Fixing Data Breaches", I highlighted education , data ownership and minimisation , the ease of disclosure and bug bounties as ways of addressing the problem. That was in November 2015, a mere 3 months after the Ashley Madison data breach. This is an incident where 4.8

Data breaches 51

Data breaches GDPR Education Personal data 51

Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

The Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante Privacy, has temporarily banned ChatGPT due to the illegal collection of personal data and the absence of systems for verifying the age of minors. The Authority pointed out that OpenAI does not alert users that it is collecting their data.

Privacy 91

Privacy Personal data GDPR Compliance 91

IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2019

If you think that charities might be shown lenience under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you’re wrong. The Regulation treats charities in much the same way as any organisation, because although they’re not using personal data to make a profit, they still run the risk of data breaches and privacy violations.

GDPR 56

GDPR Compliance Personal data Risk 56

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Hathaway breached, 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records. They accessed 41.5

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Data breaches. Some people mistakenly believe that storing information in the Cloud removes the risk of data breaches. As such, the only way to protect your organisation is to educate staff on phishing attacks and teach them what to look out for. The website is simply designed to look like the real thing.

Cloud 133

Cloud Risk Security Data breaches 133

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. The next few parts of this series all focus on cures - how do we fix data breaches once bad code has already been written or bad server configurations deployed? Who Owns Our Personal Data?

Data breaches 53

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Data collection 53

IT Governance

MAY 22, 2018

The ICO suspects that the rise may be caused by increased awareness of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the launch of its ‘Personal Data Breach helpline’. Source: ICO Data Security Trends Q4 2017-18. The education sector saw a 32% increase (from 96 to 127) in reported incidents.

GDPR 60

GDPR Information Security Data breaches Education 60

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The guide is in line with the Article 29 Working Party Guidelines on Data Protection Officers (WP 243 rev 01) , but provides additional insights and practical guidance to organizations that designate a DPO in respect of GDPR and French data protection act requirements. Be the point of contact on GDPR issues.

GDPR 116

GDPR Compliance Personal data Communications 116

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

With its new data protection bill, Barbados is planning to join the ranks; this is a significant move, and it is one fueled at least in part by the entry into force of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on May 25, 2018. A “ data subject ” is an individual who is the subject of personal data.

Personal data 68

Personal data GDPR Data Privacy Privacy 68

Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

According to the bill’s author, it was consciously designed to emulate the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, and if and when it goes into effect, it would constitute the broadest privacy law in the United States. Specific categories defined as personal information include.

GDPR 79

GDPR Privacy Sales Data breaches 79

IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

Indeed, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020 , 23% of data breaches were caused by human error. They represent the business, deal with customers and handle sensitive data. Meanwhile, depending on the nature of the data breach , you could suffer various forms of disruption.

Security awareness 119

Security awareness IT Security GDPR 119

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches. In total, we have so far reported more than 1,000 data breaches in 2022, with almost half a billion breached records. million) fine for twelve breaches of the GDPR.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Six months on from the legal implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a third of consumers have admitted they still aren’t confident that the companies they interact with comply with the regulation. A quarter (25%) of people in both regions revealed that they could not explain the GDPR in any way.

GDPR 81

GDPR Data breaches Retail Manufacturing 81

Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

According to the bill’s author, it was consciously designed to emulate the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, and if and when it goes into effect, it would constitute the broadest privacy law in the United States. Specific categories defined as personal information include.

GDPR 60

GDPR Privacy Sales Data breaches 60

eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

While we were preparing to eat turkey and stuff ourselves with various goodies last week, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) provided an important guideline for compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With the introduction of GDPR, data protection compliance becomes increasingly risk-based.

Cloud 40

Cloud GDPR Personal data Compliance 40

IT Governance

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Nonetheless, by the time the NHS track and trace app finally launched in September, there had been no publicly disclosed incidents of businesses being investigated for data protection violations. You can see more incidents from July in our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. It revealed that organisations now spend $3.86

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Ransomware Government GDPR 97

IT Governance

AUGUST 6, 2018

Welcome to the new education sector blog series. In our first blog ( sign up to the series here ) , we explore data breaches. The Regulation also requires all organisational data breaches to be recorded and that serious breaches are reported to the supervisory authority which, in the UK, is the ICO.

Data breaches 67

Data breaches Education GDPR Risk 67

eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Now, Tom has written a terrific informational overview on Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) titled eDiscovery and the GDPR: Ready or Not, Here it Comes. Part Four: Now That I Understand The GDPR, What Do I Do? Part Four: Now That I Understand The GDPR, What Do I Do? Obtain ISO 27001 Certification.

GDPR 34

GDPR e-Discovery IT Compliance 34

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The reasons are thought to be growing awareness of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the launch of the ICO’s personal data breach helpline. In the education sector, there was a 68% increase, from 57 reported incidents in Q2 to 96 in Q3.

Security 75

Security Information Security Data breaches GDPR 75

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 30, 2023

Two-thirds of the GDPR fines issued by EU data protection authorities last year where from the DPC, illustrating a continued commitment to enforcement. The most frequent cause of breaches, representing 62% of breaches in 2022, related to correspondence inadvertently being misdirected to the wrong recipients.

Personal data 52

Personal data GDPR Compliance Financial Services 52

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Data Privacy Restrictions Will Increase With the growing awareness and importance of data privacy, governments and corporations will encounter more stringent regulations globally. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an early example of this. This may be especially true for data that crosses national borders.

Blockchain 73

Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Cloud Compliance 73

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

for violations of the GDPR (the violations were pre-Brexit). The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months. The Incident. Digest of points to note in the MPN.

Security 52

Security GDPR Personal data Insurance 52

IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2018

Whatever the size and setting of your school, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) places high expectations on protecting the personal data of your data subjects, especially children. Our market-leading and trusted products and services provide a complete and cost-effective GDPR package.

GDPR 68

GDPR Personal data Compliance Data breaches 68

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

On their landing page, there is a catchy reference to GDPR regulations: “ The GDPR at Article 33 requires that, in the event of a personal data breach, data controllers should notify the appropriate supervisory authority without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it.

Sales 79

Sales Ransomware Government GDPR 79