The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2019

Europe came down hard this summer on British Airways and Marriott for failing to safeguard their customers’ personal data. Related: Will GDPR usher in new age of privacy? It’s no wonder security analysts toiling in security operations centers (SOCs) are depressed. based supplier of advanced security management systems.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

At the recent ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) conference , a guest said to us: “The GDPR ? How was it possible for someone to be so misguided about such a well-publicised regulation, the requirements of which have huge ramifications for the way organisations handle personal data? GDPR compliance in schools.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 20, 2020

2019 saw continued growth and change in data protection and cyber-security across the Asia-Pacific. Following the implementation of the GDPR in May, 2018, many jurisdictions moved to review and strengthen existing data privacy and cyber-security laws. million patients.

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AIIM

AUGUST 8, 2018

The GDPR’s May 25, 2018 deadline set in motion a mad compliance and security scramble not only for European companies, but also for any company doing business in Europe or with European customers. We just published a new market research report on GDPR. GDPR after the Deadline — Progress, But a Long Way to Go.

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AIIM

AUGUST 8, 2018

The GDPR’s May 25, 2018 deadline set in motion a mad compliance and security scramble not only for European companies, but also for any company doing business in Europe or with European customers. We just published a new market research report on GDPR. GDPR after the Deadline — Progress, But a Long Way to Go.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Many organisations are struggling to fill a skills gap created by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and need staff with knowledge of the Regulation. For a short time, we are offering a 10% discount on GDPR courses in Belfast, so book your place before Friday 5 January 2018. Data protection by design.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 5, 2018

To help save time and money, a growing number of enterprises are storing sensitive customer data in the public cloud. According to IDC, nearly 80% of IT organizations currently deploy multi-cloud or plan to implement multi-cloud environments within 12 months. Increasingly, they’re also leveraging multiple cloud providers. Bottom line?

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IT Governance

MARCH 27, 2018

You might be a small organisation that’s seemingly below cyber criminals’ radar, but you are far from immune to data breaches. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 shows just how prevalent the issue is. Almost half (46%) of respondents identified at least one cyber security breach or attack in the past 12 months.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed that only 38% of businesses and 44% of charities have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Are your staff aware of the GDPR? Key findings.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 8, 2019

Following the now famous €50m fine imposed on Google LLC in January 2019, [1] the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL ) published a decision taken on 28 May 2019 [2] imposing a fine of €400,000 on SERGIC, a company specialised in real estate development, purchase, sale, rental and property management.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed a fine of €2.25 million on Carrefour France and a fine of €800,000 on Carrefour Banque for various violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Article 82 of the French Data Protection Act governing the use of cookies.

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IT Governance

JUNE 29, 2018

This week, we discuss the apparent leak of 340 million data records, a vulnerability that exposed sensitive BetVictor data, a data breach affecting up to 40,000 Ticketmaster customers, and the number of GDPR complaints since 25 May. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 29 June 2018.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2018

For more than a decade, the Information Governance (IG) Toolkit has been the all too familiar – although not always welcome – annual obligation for healthcare organisations to demonstrate their accord compliance with the Department of Health (DoH) standards for data security. The GDPR comes into effect on 25 May 2018.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 6, 2018

A recent survey by Ping Identity shows that customers move away from brands that have suffered data breaches. Data breaches are now a common occurrence – big-name brands affected in 2018 include FIFA , British Airways , Vision Direct , Eurostar and Marriott. Of that segment, 34% experienced financial loss. Train your staff.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Please join us for our October 2018 Privacy and Cybersecurity Events. Data Privacy on Steroids. It is entitled “ Data Privacy on Steroids: Sweeping New Data Privacy/Security Regulation in the EU and California, and What it Means for American Business. ”. Understanding the FTC on Privacy and Security.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation, which came into force in May 2018, has reformed the laws around processing the personal data of EU residents. It also requires all public bodies and many private entities to appoint a DPO (data protection officer). So, what exactly is a DPO and what do they do?

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IT Governance

MAY 29, 2018

Remember when I said last month that “with the GDPR less than a month away I imagine future lists will be even longer thanks to the introduction of mandatory data breach notifications”? Well, May’s list of incidents is very long, and the GDPR only came into effect at the end of the month. Data breach. I’m not, though.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In September, British Airways announced it had suffered a data breach that compromised the personal and financial data of more than 380,000 customers. The potentially impacted customers were only those making reward bookings between April 21 and July 28, 2018, and who used a payment card. Then and now. More than 500,000 victims.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 29, 2019

Following the one-year anniversary of the coming into effect of the GDPR, Hogan Lovells’ Privacy and Cybersecurity practice has prepared summaries of key GDPR-related developments of the past 12 months. The summaries cover regulatory guidance, enforcement actions, court proceedings, and various reports and materials.

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IT Governance

JUNE 28, 2018

Ticketmaster has set up a website to answer customers’ questions and has offered them 12 months’ free identity monitoring. Supply-chain security. The incident highlights the importance of supply-chain security, especially now the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is in effect. GDPR compliance checklist.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

million for failing to keep its customers’ personal data secure. The ICO found that Ticketmaster had failed to implement appropriate security measures to prevent a cyber attack, breaching the requirements of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). million in the UK.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 28, 2020

International Data Protection Day, which falls annually on January 28, is “ an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust ”. Data Protection Laws of the World. The ninth edition of our popular Data Protection Laws of the World launches today.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The government has today published its eagerly awaited Consultation Paper on Reforms to the UK Data Protection Regime – ‘Data: A New Direction’ (“ Consultation Paper ”), setting out the specific areas for regulatory reform of the UK’s data protection regime.

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Managing Your Information

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

If you are considering taking our BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, you might have some questions about whether this is the right course for you. Candidates will need a basic understanding of UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 and some previous experience of working within the realm of data protection. .

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. Equifax issued its financial report for the first quarter of 2018, revealing that its huge 2017 data breach had so far cost it $242.7

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Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 28, 2017

On April 27, 2017, the German Federal Parliament adopted the new German Federal Data Protection Act ( Bundesdatenschutzgesetz ) (“new BDSG”) to replace the existing Federal Data Protection Act of 2003. The GDPR allows for certain EU Member State deviations from the text of the GDPR.

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Data Matters

APRIL 20, 2020

Case: WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12. The fact that the employer had given the employee access to the payroll data, as an internal IT auditor, was not sufficient in itself to impose vicarious liability on the employer under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) (now repealed).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Six months on from the legal implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a third of consumers have admitted they still aren’t confident that the companies they interact with comply with the regulation. A quarter (25%) of people in both regions revealed that they could not explain the GDPR in any way.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

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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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

Just when you thought you were getting the hang of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , you learn that things are even more complicated. That’s been the reaction of many law enforcement bodies that have recently learned about their compliance requirements under the DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 21, 2019

On 12 December 2018, the French Government issued an ordinance [1] finalizing, at the legislative level [2] , the alignment of the French Data Protection Law (“FDPL”) with the General Data Protection Regulation [3] (“GDPR”) and the Directive 2016/680 [4]. Article 32 of the French Law No.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). However, unlike the European Union’s GDPR, AB 375 generally permits opt-out rather than opt-in consent as a basis for collection, use or sale of personal information and does not prohibit specific practices.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

On February 12, 2018, the Luxembourg data protection authority ( Commission nationale pour la protection des donées , “CNPD”) published on its website (in English and French ) a form to be used for the purpose of compliance with data breach notification requirements applicable under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 20, 2017

On December 12, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (“Working Party”) published its guidelines on transparency under Regulation 2016/679 (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines aim to provide practical guidance and clarification on the transparency obligations introduced by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

With only 40% of organisations confident that they can prevent cyber attacks and 42% of micro/small businesses identifying at least one breach or attack in the last 12 months, it is only too clear why businesses need to invest more in cyber security. appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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CGI

DECEMBER 19, 2017

GDPR: It’s Christmas – A time of good FEAR! Tue, 12/19/2017 - 14:18. The biggest regulatory driver in 2018 will be the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May. Larger organisations have certainly started to appoint senior executives to data protection and privacy ownership roles.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week, we look back at the big news from last year, and consider what the next 12 months have in store. Hello and welcome to the first IT Governance podcast of 2018. As it’s the first one, let’s have a brief recap of some of last year’s biggest stories, and then look ahead to what we can expect from the next 12 months.

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