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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Fines Construction Company £4.4 Million for Breach of Security Obligations

Hunton Privacy

million fine to Interserve Group Limited for failing to keep employee personal data secure, which violates Article 5(1)(f) and Article 32 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), during the period of March 2019 to December 2020.

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GDPR Compliance Obligations: The relationship between Data Controllers and Third-Party Processors

AIIM

You might also be interested in: The Re-Permissioning Dilemma Under GDPR. Data Privacy and Open Data: Secondary Uses under GDPR. Three Critical Steps for GDPR Compliance. Mitigate Data Privacy and Security Risks with Machine Learning. The Privacy and Security Dichotomy.

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ICO issue fine of £4.4 to Interserve for security failings

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

for violations of the GDPR (the violations were pre-Brexit). The ICO found that Interserve had failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to secure personal data (in contravention of Articles 5(1)(f) and 32 GDPR) for a period of ~20 months. The Incident.

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Germany: Berlin data protection authority imposes EUR 14.5 million fine for “data cemetery”

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

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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UAE: Federal level data protection law enacted

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) has enacted its long awaited federal level data protection law. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data Protection (“ PDPL ”), which was issued on 26 September 2021. This article examines some of its key features. What does the PDPL cover and who does it apply to? Definitions.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Late last year, Atrium Health disclosed it lost sensitive data for some 2.65 The culprit: lax practices of a third-party data and analytics contractor. One might assume top-tier financial services firms and healthcare vendors would have solved third-party cyber exposures by now. Uphill battle.

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