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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2019 ­– 39.7 million records leaked

IT Governance

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. June 2019’s total of 39,713,046 breached records is the lowest since May last year – the month that the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into effect.

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Over-Retention of Personal Data

Data Protection Report

The declining cost of electronic data storage may have caused some company executives to conclude that retaining personal data forever is “cheap.” The matter involved one of France’s largest insurers, SGAM AG2R LA MONDIALE, which was subject to an inspection by the French data protection authority (the CNIL), in 2019.

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Governance of Data Innovation: Risks and Rewards for Business – Key Takeaways from our Discussion with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office

Data Matters

The webinar entitled “Governance of Data Innovation: Risks and Rewards for Business” touched on the crucial issues in data protection and cyberlaw including the future of international data transfers, emerging technologies, and Brexit. Please see below our “10 Key Takeaways” from this fascinating and timely discussion.

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EDPB publishes guidance on calculating GDPR fines

Data Protection Report

Whereas the previous guidance set out general principles for when to impose fines under Article 83 GDPR, the new Guidelines provide a detailed five-step methodology for calculating a starting point for a fine and clarify how to determine the turnover of an undertaking in order to harmonise the approach across Member States.

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Analysing Data Breaches Caused by Human Error

IT Governance

To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. At the time of writing, the data set starts in Q2 2019 and goes up to Q2 2023.

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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. As we begin this New Year, here is list of the top 10 privacy and cybersecurity issues for 2018: EU GDPR.

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2019 end-of-year review part 2: July to December

IT Governance

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6