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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

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. Did anyone purchase the apparently stolen data?

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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

The GDPR applies to any organization that processes the personal data of European residents, regardless of where that organization is based. A data controller is any organization, group, or person that collects personal data and determines how it is used. A DPO is an independent corporate officer in charge of GDPR compliance.

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CNIL Fines Two Companies of the Carrefour Group €3.05 Million for GDPR and Cookie Violations

Hunton Privacy

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” This page will enable consumers to exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. Businesses will be prohibited from discriminating against any consumer for exercising their rights under the new law. What Is Covered?

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” This page will enable consumers to exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. Businesses will be prohibited from discriminating against any consumer for exercising their rights under the new law. What Is Covered?

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

IT Governance

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: over 300 million records. Data breached: 35 TB. According to Cybernews , one of the data sets contained 13.3 Data breached: 13.3

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California passes major legislation, expanding consumer privacy rights and legal exposure for US and global companies

Data Protection Report

Unlike the ballot measure, the CCPA significantly limits private actions by giving the state Attorney General exclusive power to enforce the law, except in data breach cases where the Attorney General declines to prosecute within 30 days of being notified of a consumer’s intent to bring suit. Private actions. Prohibited practices.

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