IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As always, you can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, divided into their respective categories. However, it’s a warning sign for all organisations about the dangers of misconfigured Internet-facing servers. Cyber attacks.

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Adam Levin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

They did it again this week with news that 419 million records, including phone numbers and user IDs, were scraped from Facebook and stored in a database that was just sitting online accessible to anyone who might like to peruse it. So, we can call this a Facebook privacy facepalm legacy attack. Another 18 million were UK users.

Mining 79

Mining Authentication Financial Services Privacy 79

Data Matters

APRIL 10, 2020

While the world seems to have ground to a halt in so many ways, time still marches on, and along with it, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement date (July 1, 2020) inches ever closer. Restoration of privacy policy disclosures (§ 999.308). Guidance on user-enabled global privacy controls (§ 999.315).

Privacy 68

Privacy Sales Insurance Compliance 68

Data Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In the summer of 2018, the California Legislature drafted and passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in record time. Businesses, consumer advocates, and privacy watchers thus have been eagerly waiting for over a year for the Attorney General to propose the regulations the CCPA requires him to promulgate.

Privacy 60

Privacy Sales Paper Compliance 60

Data Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Today we look at verification, children’s privacy and the non-discrimination provisions. In the summer of 2018, the California Legislature drafted and passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in record time. DETAILED ANALYSIS ON VERIFICATION, CHILDREN’S PRIVACY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION. INTRO AND BACKGROUND.

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Privacy Sales Authentication Passwords 60

Data Matters

AUGUST 5, 2019

Meanwhile, the more comprehensive New York Privacy Act, which many viewed as even more expansive than the CCPA, failed to gather the necessary support in the most recent legislative session. Moreover, unlike the contemplated New York Privacy Act, the SHIELD Act does not provide a private right of action.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Data breaches Privacy Risk 68

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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Encryption IT Passwords IoT 112