IT Governance

APRIL 10, 2019

On 25 May 2018, the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) superseded the UK’s DPA (Data Protection Act) 1998. With the Regulation expanding the definition of personal data, many organisations were uncertain as to what the new definition includes. The scope of personal data.

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Personal data GDPR Education Government 95

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Application security is the practice of securing software and data from hackers, whether that application comes from a third party or was developed in house, regardless of where it resides or how it’s accessed. Implement secure server configurations to maintain security and privacy of websites and protect private and sensitive data.

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Security Cloud Risk Computer and Electronics 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 26, 2023

Confidential computing is a technology and technique that encrypts and stores an organization’s most sensitive data in a secure portion of a computer’s processor — known as the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) — while it’s processed and in use. How Does Confidential Computing Work?

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2023

Detection engineering Detection engineering uses logs and other data sources to identify specific predetermined threats that security teams don’t yet have a method of detecting. The more data your team can access and understand, the better prepared you’ll be to identify subtle attacks.

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Analytics Access Passwords Cybersecurity 85

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. 11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus , while promising to visit the same treatment on top U.S. But on Sept. defense contractors.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Gigamon's Shehzad Merchant on Hygiene, Monitoring and Rapid Incident Response Zero trust is not a product or a destination, but rather a journey requiring organizations to practice good security hygiene, continuous monitoring and detection, as well as rapid incident response backed by high levels of automation, says Shehzad Merchant, chief technology (..)

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Security 147

erwin

AUGUST 20, 2020

It provides a visual blueprint, demonstrating the connection between applications, technologies and data to the business functions they support. And thanks to data –our need to store and process it, and the insights it provides – such change is happening faster than ever. Data Governance. Data Security & Risk Management.

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Big data Artificial Intelligence Risk Digital transformation 140

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As advanced persistent threats ( APTs ) that dwell inside your network are capable of causing great damage, any organization with sensitive data should regularly engage in threat hunting. 4 Common Threat Hunting Activities Fortunately, threat hunting teams have no shortage of tools and data for investigating potential threats.

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Analytics Cybersecurity Security Access 75

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2023

And generally, given the cost of data breaches, erring on the side of security is rarely a bad idea. It then generates comprehensive reports on patch status, compliance, and vulnerability data. It generates detailed reports on patch status, compliance, and vulnerability data.

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IT Compliance Risk Security 89

Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection. This should bother you.”

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Customer Experience Privacy Data collection Marketing 275

Data Breach Today

MARCH 6, 2020

OMB Changed Definition of What Qualifies As a Federal Data Center A new report from the GAO finds that while multiple federal agencies have succeeded in closing and consolidating centers across the government, over the last eight years many facilities remain vulnerable to cyberthreats from lack of oversight and reporting.

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Government 212

Collibra

MARCH 28, 2024

Trust in AI requires trust in data Data reliability is paramount for Artificial Intelligence (AI). Accuracy and trust in AI generated insights is directly dependent on the quality of the underlying data. Most commonly, organizations need to avoid modification of production data directly.

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Government Artificial Intelligence Analytics Risk 103

Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

There aren’t many rules around ransomware, but this is a story about one rule that was definitely broken. What if you were hired for an office job but ended up negotiating with cybercriminals? By the end, the path to the truth led to a place on the other side of the world where no one wanted to be.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 11, 2023

4 , also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. The TDPSA now heads to Texas Governor Greg Abbott for a final signature. If the TDPSA is signed into law, Texas could become the tenth state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. In addition to the provisions of H.B.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Personal data 128

Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

On February 28, 2024, the White House issued an Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern. The 17-page Executive Order pointed out that “countries of concern” could use bulk sensitive data in a variety of ways that could adversely affect U.S.

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Access Personal data Artificial Intelligence Authentication 57

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Allegedly, Acuity had a data breach. That's the context that accompanied a massive trove of data that was sent to me 2 years ago now. It was only this week as I desperately tried to make some space to process yet more data that I realised why I was short on space in the first place: Ah, yeah - Acuity - that big blue 437GB blob.

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Insurance Data breaches Mining IT 122

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways. Expanded Definition of “Personal Information”. Required Identity Theft Prevention Services.

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Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Some Organizations May Never Know If Data Was Stolen A mighty effort is underway to figure out which organizations may have been deeply infiltrated by a suspected Russian hacking group following the SolarWinds hack.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Definitely put this one on the top of your test-and-deploy list," wrote Dustin Childs. Patch Contains 59 Bugs Fixes, Including 5 Critical Ones Microsoft's September dump of fixes addresses two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, including one in Microsoft Word that has a proof-of-concept code available publicly.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 16, 2020

European laws have special rules for the processing of “sensitive data” or “special category data” regardless of the context within which the data will be processed. This has been the case in the UK since the coming into force of the first (1984) Data Protection Act. I think not.

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Personal data GDPR IT Privacy 156

Data Protection Report

MARCH 15, 2024

The judgment of the ECJ is unsurprising given previous case law on the definitions of “personal data” and “controller” under the GDPR and the ECJ’s emphasis that the overarching objective of the GDPR is to “[ ensure] a high level of protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons ”.

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Personal data GDPR Access Compliance 73

Hunton Privacy

MAY 11, 2023

4 , also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. The TDPSA now heads to a conference committee between the Texas Senate and House to rectify the differences between the Senate and House versions. In addition to the provisions of H.B. In addition to the provisions of H.B.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Personal data 97

Data Matters

JULY 15, 2019

With less than three months to go before amendments to California’s far reaching data privacy law need to be signed into law, the CCPA landscape may be changing yet again, as several amendments debated in the state Senate Judiciary Committee on July 9th underwent significant modifications. AB 846 – Customer Loyalty Programs. a consumer”).

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Privacy Data Privacy Access IT 68

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 18, 2023, the updated response from UK Information Commissioner John Edwards to the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill (the “Bill”) was published on the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The Commissioner’s original response was published in March 2023.

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GDPR Data breaches Personal data Government 72

Information Management Resources

JANUARY 17, 2019

Definitive Healthcare has purchased the vendor data services business line of HIMSS Analytics, which includes its product lines and customized research capabilities.

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Analytics IT 32

Data Breach Today

JUNE 23, 2023

Info Synopsys Took From Risk Based Security Doesn't Meet 'Trade Secret' Definition A federal appeals court affirmed that Synopsys didn't steal trade secrets from Risk Based Security by creating its own database of open-source code vulnerabilities.

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Risk Security IT 143

erwin

APRIL 15, 2020

During this coronavirus emergency, we are all being deluged by data from politicians, government agencies, news outlets, social media and websites, including valid facts but also opinions and rumors. Yay, data geeks! On a business level, decisions based on bad external data may have the potential to cause business failures.

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Government Data science Metadata Analytics 134

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

State Privacy Laws: Data Protection Assessments. The paper analyzes the data protection assessment requirements set forth in an ever-growing number of comprehensive U.S. Many organizations use the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as the highest common denominator. state privacy laws.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 11, 2023

Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”) which calls on the European Commission (the “Commission”) to continue negotiations with its U.S. counterparts with the aim of creating a mechanism that would ensure equivalence and provide the adequate level of protection required by EU data protection law. data transfers”.

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Data Privacy Privacy Data collection Access 144

AIIM

MARCH 9, 2021

There is no one definition of "Metadata" that is international and universally agreed upon – rather, there are many similar definitions or descriptions which mostly cover the same points. The US Department of Defense has a definition of metadata in its DoD 5015.2 What is Metadata? What is the Business Value of Metadata?

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Metadata IT Customer Experience Records Management 224

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 13, 2022

In a letter addressed to certain members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”), European Commissioner for Justice Reynders refuted some of the criticism that has been raised against the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (“DPC”). Background. The MEPs asked Commissioner Reynders to initiate infringement proceedings against the DPC.

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GDPR IT 133

erwin

AUGUST 6, 2020

How Data Literacy Turns Data from a Burden to a Benefit. Today, data literacy is more important than ever. Data is now being used to support business decisions few executives thought they’d be making even six months ago. So, what is data literacy? What Is Data Literacy? Data Literacy Definition.

Government 135

Government Digital transformation Customer Experience Mining 135

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The UK Government has published its long-awaited ‘ Data Protection and Digital Information Bill ’. The Bill will reform areas of UK data protection and electronic privacy law, and will also introduce new regulatory frameworks, most notably in the field of digital identity verification. Definitions. 6; Schedule 2).

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