IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

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. Data scraping is a typically automated process that extracts information from websites, allowing criminals to compile data sets containing personal information.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

On 30 October 2019, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information ( Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit – “ Berlin DPA ”) imposed an administrative fine of about EUR 14.5 million against Deutsche Wohnen SE for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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GDPR Personal data Archiving Compliance 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office fined US hotels group Marriott over the 2018 data breach that affected millions of customers worldwide. million) for multiple data breaches suffered by the company since 2018 that exposed the personal information of its customers. million ($23.5 According to the U.K.’s

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Data breaches Personal data GDPR Encryption 132

Information Management Resources

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Architecting a security, privacy and governance solution can be fast and simple. This checklist will ensure your archiving solutions are in top notch shape before the General Data Protection Regulation is here.

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GDPR Archiving Privacy Government 74

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

While many companies have deployed extra measures to secure employees’ remote access to corporate resources and apps, it is important to think of all the necessary security measures to be taken in protecting sensitive data. Discover and classify your data. Understand the risks related to data.

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Security Encryption Data breaches Cloud 106

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

On September 5, 2018, the new Belgian Data Protection Act implementing the GDPR (the Belgian Act ) was published and entered into force. The Belgian Act goes further than mere implementation of the GDPR, to cover data processing explicitly excluded from the scope of the GDPR. Children’s Consent.

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GDPR Archiving Privacy Compliance 96

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The European Commission today presented its second instrument in the European Data Strategy; a “Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data”, better known as the Data Act. In the proposal, “data” is broadly defined and contains both personal and non-personal data.

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GDPR Personal data IoT Access 97

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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GDPR Personal data Data collection Marketing 91

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The massive data breach suffered by Twitter that exposed emails and phone numbers of its customers may have impacted more than five million users. At the end of July, a threat actor leaked data of 5.4 The threat actor offered for sale the stolen data on the popular hacking forum Breached Forums. ” the source told 9to5Mac.

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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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GDPR Personal data Compliance Security 40

IT Governance

MAY 30, 2018

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to harmonise data protection laws across the EU, but certain industries will have to respond differently in order to achieve compliance. A report published by research and consultancy company Celent highlights the challenges that the GDPR presents to insurers.

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Insurance GDPR Compliance Data collection 49

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This week, we discuss security issues at the Electoral Commission, Meta’s appeal against daily GDPR fines, and a breach affecting 10 million users of the French unemployment agency Pôle emploi. The Cyber Essentials scheme is a government-backed framework supported by the National Cyber security Centre.

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The Schedule

AUGUST 9, 2019

Hosted two online Hangouts: one in April on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Securities and Exchange Commission. Stay tuned for more information on the substantive data, but here’s a look at the demographic data: All respondents have a college degree, and nearly 90% also have a master’s degree.

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Archiving Records Management Government Military 40

Preservica

MARCH 14, 2019

Preservica’s market-leading Enterprise Private Cloud active digital preservation platform for Microsoft Azure meets growing demand for secure archiving, digital preservation and discovery of critical long-term data and content.

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Digital preservation Archiving Cloud Compliance 49

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2019

The UK’s data privacy regulator plans to fine giant hotel chain Marriott International with a £99 million ($123 million) under GDPR over 2014 data breach. ’s Information Commissioner’s Office, Marriott International was not compliant to the European Union’s data protection regulation GDPR.

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Data breaches GDPR e-Discovery Data Privacy 67

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 1, 2021

On September 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) announced that it had adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea (the “Opinion”). The EDPB also identified certain aspects of the Korean data protection framework that require further examination and clarification.

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Personal data GDPR Archiving Security 101

Archive Document Data Storage

JUNE 10, 2019

With the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in full swing, it is important to securely destroy paper files which have passed their retention lifecycle, as well as electronic data stored on redundant IT/media devices. One-off Secure Destruction. Secure shredding offsite. Ongoing Secure Destruction.

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Security GDPR Paper Data breaches 40

eDiscovery Daily

MAY 17, 2018

Believe it or not, Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to go into effect in one just one week(!), EU folks seem to be generally supportive of the GDPR and think that companies shutting down service are either stupid & ignorant or evil and thus should shut down. Are you ready for GDPR?

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GDPR Data Privacy Privacy Archiving 39

Preservica

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Inside and outside of Europe, everyone is talking about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what it means to their organization. Whether you are a hare or an ostrich in your readiness, GDPR needn’t be just a deadline viewed with trepidation. First of all, the cloud. Now to digital preservation.

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Digital preservation GDPR Cloud Personal data 45

Information Management Resources

JANUARY 10, 2018

Whether it’s from customers, partners or colleagues, organizations collect hundreds, if not thousands, of emails that contain personal information every day.

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Compliance Archiving GDPR Security 59

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Starwood Data Breach – Hackers accessed the guest reservation system of the Marriot owned Starwood since 2014 and copied and encrypted the information. ” reads the data breach notification published by Marriot. ” This is one of the largest data breaches in history, the biggest one for the hospitality industry. .

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Data breaches Encryption Access GDPR 95

Archive Document Data Storage

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In this blog, we highlight five ways a secure shredding service helps your business. A secure shredding service helps you stay productive. Locked collection containers are placed within your office allowing no-longer-needed documents to be dropped inside quickly and securely. Enhancing Productivity. Reducing Liability.

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Security Paper GDPR Archiving 40

Archive Document Data Storage

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

In this blog, we highlight five ways a secure shredding service helps your business. A secure shredding service helps you stay productive. Locked collection containers are placed within your office allowing no-longer-needed documents to be dropped inside quickly and securely. Enhancing Productivity. Reducing Liability.

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Security Paper GDPR Archiving 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Article 32 of the GDPR requires data controllers and processors to “ implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk ”. Although the GDPR provides some guidance as to the types of measures that may be considered appropriate (i.e., Workstations security.

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Security Personal data GDPR Compliance 49

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 1, 2020

This is not the first time that the EDPB has issued guidance on topics related to scientific research or clinical trials (see its analysis on the interplay between the GDPR and the Clinical Trials Regulation , which we covered, here). recent trip or presence in a region where COVID-19 is widespread).

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GDPR Personal data Privacy Data collection 80

Archive Document Data Storage

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Data destruction may be the final step in the retention management life cycle, but that doesn’t mean it’s the least important step. In this blog we offer a complete overview of data destruction so you can protect your information from beginning to end. A secure destruction service ensures prompt disposal of expired media.

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GDPR Archiving Records Management Compliance 45

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2020

On 28 September 2020, the Romanian National Supervisory Authority for the Processing of Personal Data (ANSPDCP) published on its website the annual activity report for 2019. Qualification of the parties involved in personal data processing activities. The below summarizes what we see as the highlights of the annual report. 5 of Law no.

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Personal data GDPR Communications Compliance 59

Everteam

OCTOBER 22, 2019

While physical information security has been practiced for centuries, most people view digital information security as a new concern. However, governments and standards bodies have been coping with issues of the privacy and security of digital records and archives for decades longer than most people realize.

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Archiving IT Privacy GDPR 40

Archive Document Data Storage

MARCH 6, 2019

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in full swing, it is important to review and update the secure destruction process in place within your organisation. It is vital that your secure destruction process poses no risk to your firm’s reputation. Do these refresher courses include the whole firm?

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Security Paper Data breaches GDPR 40

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 7, 2017

On August 7, 2017, the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a Statement of Intent setting out the planned reforms to be included in the forthcoming Data Protection Bill, which we previously reported is expected to be laid before the UK Parliament in early September.

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Government Personal data GDPR Archiving 45

Archive Document Data Storage

JUNE 25, 2019

Here are five tips from us for safeguarding your hard copy data. Hard copy data protection begins by knowing what you have. A retention and destruction schedule is a roadmap for how long to keep—and when to destroy—your hard copy data. secure loading and unloading areas. secure loading and unloading areas.

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Records Management Paper Archiving Access 40

Archive Document Data Storage

MAY 9, 2019

UK businesses face unprecedented levels of data security threats. How are you protecting your corporate data? Here are ten steps for reducing your data breach exposure: 1. You can’t protect your data without knowing where it’s stored. Locate your document and data storage repositories. Train Your Employees.

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Data breaches Passwords Records Management Archiving 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

APRIL 21, 2020

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has recently released new guidelines (French only) regarding human resources processing operations. The new guidelines are applicable to public and private companies for the processing of their employees’ personal data. Categories of personal data. Legal basis.

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Personal data GDPR Big data Compliance 133

Archive Document Data Storage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Data security experts all echo the same sentiment: “It’s not if your organisation will be breached, it’s when.” In this blog, we offer several steps to take after a data breach so you can create—or update—your breach response plan. A data breach can cause widespread panic throughout your organisation. Stay Calm.

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Data breaches Archiving GDPR Communications 40

Archive Document Data Storage

MARCH 1, 2019

A record storage and retention plan establishes protocols for transferring archival documents offsite to a record centre where they’re stored long term and without breaking the bank. GDPR Compliance. A file storage and retention plan establishes best practices for protecting confidential consumer data from unauthorised access.

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Archiving GDPR Compliance Personal data 40

Archive Document Data Storage

OCTOBER 10, 2018

New standards for the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. They affect any EU business that collects data from customers. GDPR non-compliance penalties are substantial: up to €20 million or 4 percent of annual turnover (whichever is greater). Appoint a Data Protection Officer.

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Compliance Privacy GDPR Archiving 40

Everteam

DECEMBER 17, 2018

You need to show them not only why you need to perform a data cleanup, but prove the ROI behind it. All storage has a cost, whether it’s storage in your business applications or archival storage onsite or offsite. All storage has a cost, whether it’s storage in your business applications or archival storage onsite or offsite.

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