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Data breaches: the financial cost of poor planning

IT Governance

Data breaches can have a wide-reaching impact. Not only can a data breach affect your organisation’s ability to fulfil its business objectives for at least a little while, but there is a significant financial cost associated with a breach of data, whether malicious or accidental. Pecuniary fines.

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CIPL and AvePoint Release Global GDPR Readiness Report

Hunton Privacy

On November 9, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP and AvePoint released the results of a joint global survey launched in May 2016 concerning organizational preparedness for implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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New Data Protection-Friendly eCommercial Model Clinical Trial Agreements Now Available

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Given the increasing importance of safe but swift clinical trials in the time of coronavirus, this post outlines the main changes introduced from a data protection perspective and what they mean for contracting parties. With respect to the data sharing under Clause 6.3, New Clause 6.3 Some areas for further improvement.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

Data Matters

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. The GDPR expands the rights of EU individuals and the obligations placed on organizations.

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

IT Governance

Anyone doubting whether supervisory authorities would use the disciplinary measures imposed by the GPDR (General Data Protection Regulation) began the year with a jolt, as Google was fined €50 million (£44 million) by the CNIL, France’s data protection authority. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people.

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CNIL Unveils 2017 Inspection Program and 2016 Annual Activity Report

Hunton Privacy

The CNIL estimates that the GDPR will lead to the appointment of a data protection officer in at least 80,000 to 100,000 organizations in France. health and social sector issues such as difficulties accessing medical or social records, and the creation of pharmaceutical records without consent (3 percent of complaints).

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Information security and compliance training for the healthcare sector

IT Governance

Healthcare is one of the hardest-hit industries when it comes to data breaches. Healthcare providers (HCPs) and industry partners process significant amounts of data which that is both attractive and valuable to cyber criminals. and healthcare must address the new DSP (Data Security and Protection) Toolkit.