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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS II Directive”) that revises the current Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“NIS Directive”). Cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations.

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U.S. Commerce Department Issues Interim Regulations Establishing Review Process for Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chains

Data Matters

The new review mechanism focuses on transactions involving any acquisition, importation, transfer, installation, dealing in, or use of ICTS that has been designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by parties owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of “foreign adversaries.”. The definition is very broad.

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

Earlier this month I spoke at a cybersecurity conference in Albany, N.Y. Tony Sager (TS): The federal government has been worrying about this kind of problem for decades. But even then there were people who saw where this was all going, and there were some pretty big government programs to look into it. National Security Agency.

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Nevada, New York and other states follow California’s CCPA

Data Protection Report

Although the concept of providing consumers certain privacy rights is similar, the law has some significant differences from the CCPA, including the definition of “sale”. We are also continuing to monitor developments in New York, which has proposed a CCPA-like law (S5462).

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Boost your organization’s IT literacy with ongoing cybersecurity training so they recognize the threats posed by malware attacks. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. Kim Zetter’s book, Countdown to Zero Day, is perhaps the definitive book on the subject. Van Norman: Right right.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 11 – 18 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. We’re also introducing two new categories this week: ‘AI’ and ‘Key dates’. Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals. Data breached: 8 TB.