Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 28, 2018

Cloud providers have done a good job of integrating default encryption services within their core infrastructure. However, as discussed in previous blogs , the encryption service is only as secure as the keys that are used to encrypt the data. Which data within cloud workloads is encrypted.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

The UK’s Department for Health and Social Care (“ DHSC ”) has published a major strategy document (‘ Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data ’) outlining the government’s plans for the regulation and use of data in healthcare. Secure Data Environments. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. Overview IT Governance discovered 297 security incidents between April and June 2023, which accounted for 116,933,247 breached records. With the victims unable to access their files or systems, they felt compelled to meet the criminals’ ransom demands.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. Specifically, companies are increasingly asking me about how to secure their data and infrastructure while continuing to be able to work remotely. In short: stay away.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) restricts transfers of personal data to countries outside the EEA. A transfer is defined as restricted if: 1) The GDPR applies to your processing of the personal data you are transferring. Standard data protection clauses adopted by the Commission. Binding corporate rules.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

ERMAC is a new Android banking Trojan that can steal financial data from 378 banking and wallet apps. ERMAC differs from Cerberus in the usage of different obfuscation techniques and Blowfish encryption algorithm. ” reads the analysis published by Threatfabric. ” reads the analysis published by Threatfabric.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

This has direct and ominous implications on what is known as a Q-Day – that point in time “when quantum computers can render all current encryption methods meaningless,” as PCMagazine succinctly puts it. Whether this refers to a technical policy, a cybersecurity policy, or even a geopolitical policy, it’s helpful to know all the answers.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) law that governs how organizations collect and use personal data. Any company operating in the EU or handling EU residents’ data must adhere to GDPR requirements. The company processes data on behalf of a company based in the EEA.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 26, 2023

The Guidance sits alongside the ICO’s recommendation that organisations should, if they haven’t already, start using PETs to share personal data safely, securely and anonymously. It focuses on how PETs can help achieve data protection compliance but keeps the description of the PETs themselves quite high level. What are PETs?

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

CB(2) 512/19-20(03 ) (the Paper ) seeking views on changes to Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) Certainty around data retention periods. It is proposed that data users will be required to have clear retention policies. 486) (the PDPO ). details on the method of notification, as well as the content.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

These platforms are widely used in government agencies and by organizations in the supply chain of several government offices, for this reason, the agency wants to support them in securing their infrastructure. ” reads the guidance published by the NSA.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2022

Schrems II and the Security of International Data Flows. companies to conduct transatlantic data flows in compliance with the GDPR. Neira Jones moderated a very interesting webinar to discuss the implications of the Schrems II ruling and what organizations can do to prevent unlawful cases of data transfers.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The two definitions from Section 500.1 The Department believes that providing notification to the Department when notice is already provided to another government body, self-regulatory agency, or other supervisory body would not create a substantial administrative burden. a)), this new term applies. d) and 500.22(e)),

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2018

to enact a data breach notification law. The Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018 (S.B. Key Provisions of the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018: The law applies to “covered entities” and their “third-party agents.” On March 28, 2018, Alabama became the final state in the U.S.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”. 11 to the Ohio Revised Code.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

CB(2) 512/19-20(03 ) (the Paper ) seeking views on changes to Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) Certainty around data retention periods. It is proposed that data users will be required to have clear retention policies. 486) (the PDPO ). details on the method of notification, as well as the content.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

These secrets control data access when transferred between applications—sending information from a webpage, making a secure request to an API, accessing a cloud database, or countless other cases that modern enterprises encounter while pursuing digital transformation and increasing automation.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Like any other digital machine, backup systems are vulnerable to data loss and compromise. As ransomware threats loom, we look at where backups fall short, and what to keep in mind to optimize network and data security. From the rooftops, industry analysts shout, “Move your backups offline and away from production environments!”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

“With institutions either welcoming pupils and students back for a new term, or preparing to do so, the NCSC’s alert urges them to take immediate steps such as ensuring data is backed up and also stored on copies offline.” ” reads the advisory. backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices).

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

Rather than bringing substantial changes to the existing China data privacy framework, the PIPL helpfully consolidates and clarifies obligations on processing of personal information at a national law level. To be clear, this is not China’s own GDPR.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

It definitely had an effect on me. Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Neither were any of the algorithm names I knew, not even algorithms I knew that the US government used. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Yet, many of the government-issued BlackBerry phones got used sporadically, as staffers reverted to their personally owned iPhones and Androids. Leveraging habits SyncDog sought to take a fresh approach by deploying robust encryption to mission-critical apps and sensitive company data.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls. Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 8, 2024

Kafka clusters can be automatically scaled based on demand, with full encryption and access control.  It includes a built-in schema registry to validate event data from applications as expected, improving data quality and reducing errors. It provides a catalog for publishing event interfaces for others to discover.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Threat is Definitely Real. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. Users could leave all the responsibility to governments and other institutions.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Definition, How it Works, & Examples. their significance, and their pros and cons.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 24, 2020

Important updates to China’s de facto data privacy regulations will come into force on 1 October 2020. This additional guidance on the practical steps needed to comply with China’s data privacy framework is good news for organisations operating in China. Separately the de-identification guidelines ( e.,

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The regulations from GDPR, PIPL, and CCPA are especially prevalent to MSPs and software vendors because they get access to data from so many organizations, but all businesses need to comply with them. China’s new data privacy law just went into effect in November 2021. Also Read: Top 9 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 23, 2018

As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch , on March 21, 2018, South Dakota enacted the state’s first data breach notification law. The law will take effect on July 1, 2018, and includes several key provisions: Definitions of Personal Information and Protected Information. Breach Notification Requirement. Content and Method of Notice.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Even though all merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data are required to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ( PCI DSS ), many do not. Many merchants lack a definition of the scope of the payment environment for PCI certification.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Tony Sager (TS): The federal government has been worrying about this kind of problem for decades. In the 70s and 80s, the government was more dominant in the technology industry and didn’t have this massive internationalization of the technology supply chain. It’s a hard problem category.

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OneHub

DECEMBER 21, 2018

For many types of businesses, in a variety of industries, their data is among their most important assets. In an ever-changing online world, data security is of the utmost importance. That’s where virtual data rooms can help. It’s important to note that data rooms shouldn’t be confused with general secure file sharing scenarios.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2018

However, this increased volume of data has made ships an appealing target for criminal hackers. Ships usually have an IP or Ethernet network for business systems, email and Internet usage, and a serial network for the operational technology, which controls vital functions such as steering, engine control and navigation data.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Rather than removing the existing Italian Privacy Code, apparently the government decided to test our “Tetris” skills, just amending the existing Italian Privacy Code to align it to the GDPR and replacing whole sections by means of a cross-reference to the GDPR. The regime for special categories of personal data still needs to be completed.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 3, 2016

According to Tae Uk Kang, partner at Bae, Kim & Lee and author of the alert, these amendments to PIPA and the IT Network Act “reflect the general trend concerning the Korean data privacy policy, which is intended to achieve more stringent regulation (and sanctions) of processing personal information.”. encryption of RRNs.

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