The Guardian Data Protection

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Information commissioner announces inquiry into parties’ use of personal information after Ukip’s refusal to cooperate Ukip is to face a tribunal over its use of analytics during the EU referendum after refusing to cooperate with an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO announced a formal investigation into how political parties use data analytics to target voters in response to concern about how social media was used during the referendum.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Occasionally, I feel like I'm just handing an organisation more shovels - "here, keep digging, I'm sure this'll work out just fine." The latest such event was with NatWest (a bank in the UK), and it culminated with this tweet from them: I'm sorry you feel this way. I can certainly pass on your concerns and feed this back to the tech team for you Troy?

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The DDoS attack that crippled the internet last fall wasn't the work of a nation-state. It was three college kids working a *Minecraft* hustle.

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OpenText Information Management

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Something that barely raised any interest only two years ago was the focus of many of the discussions at this year’s SIBOS. The use of APIs in banking has rapidly gone from a peripheral issue to central to the thinking for many banks. As banks are beginning to gear up for API-related business, the question … The post The future of API banking dominates SIBOS appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Over seven months, 39 Nicholas Thompsons submitted net neutrality comments to the FCC. We tried to track each of them down.

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Outpost24

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This piece is part 4 of our ongoing series on IoT security. Don't forget to download the ebook to understand the IoT security gap and how your business needs to address it, today.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2017

NHS Digital has announced a £20 million project to improve data security across the service. The Security Operations Centre will provide : A monitoring service which analyses intelligence from multiple sources and shares guidance, advice and threat intelligence with health care organisations; On-site data security assessments for NHS organisations; Specialist support for NHS organisations that think they have been affected by a cyber security incident; and.

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WIRED Threat Level

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Apple's had a rough stretch for security. But is it just a rough patch, or something deeper?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Sharing login credentials is never a good idea, especially at work. Not only does this practice breach internal policies but it also increases the likelihood of a data breach. It only takes one password to fall into the wrong hands for cyber criminals to be able to access your systems and networks and cause harm. Sharing passwords often occurs because team members trust one another and share the workload, but what would happen if one of those employees turned rogue?

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Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman updates the investigation into fake content submitted during the net neutrality comment process.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Good article on the history and practice of e-mail tracking: The tech is pretty simple. Tracking clients embed a line of code in the body of an email­ -- usually in a 1x1 pixel image, so tiny it's invisible, but also in elements like hyperlinks and custom fonts. When a recipient opens the email, the tracking client recognizes that pixel has been downloaded, as well as where and on what device.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Today the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology presented its report on Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) to the House […].

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Information Management Resources

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The new mandate should be seen as a fantastic opportunity to get in-house policies, systems and technologies into shape, as well as demonstrating governance compliance.

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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first version of the Framework for Improving Critical […].

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Experts say the healthcare industry is underestimating security threats as attackers continue to seek data and monetary gain.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Today the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology presented its report on Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) to the House of Commons, as part of the three-year CASL statutory review. The report title is telling: Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation: Clarifications are in Order. Having heard 40 witnesses ranging from CRTC counsel and enforcement staff, to small and large businesses and business associations, to consumer protection and privacy experts, the Committee made a strong

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Avast's RetDec machine-code decompiler now available for free on Github.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 13, 2017

New research shows how an old vulnerability called ROBOT can be exploited using an adaptive chosen-ciphertext attack to reveal the plaintext for a given TLS session.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Nearly half of survey respondents use unsecured WiFi networks and a third open unsolicited email attachment, a report finds.

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Information Management Resources

DECEMBER 13, 2017

By 2021, more than 55 percent of spending on IoT projects will be for software and services, says Carrie MacGillivray.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Black Hat Asia returns to Singapore, March 20-23, 2018 with hands-on technical Trainings, cutting-edge Briefings, Arsenal open-source tool demonstrations, top-tier solutions and service providers in the Business Hall, and more.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2017

On 12 December 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published draft Guidelines on Consent under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The guidelines expand on the WP29’s ‘ Opinion on the definition of consent’ (July 2011), addressing the concept of consent in the context of the enhanced regulatory regime under the GDPR. The Guidelines apply a strict interpretation of the principles that underpin valid consent in the GDPR.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Sticking workers with tedious jobs that AI can't do leads to burnout, but there is a way to achieve balance.

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Archive Document Data Storage

DECEMBER 13, 2017

We get it: as a busy business owner, you have a multitude of tasks on your plate and file storage may be low on your priority list. But don’t let these excuses ruin an opportunity for increased productivity and profitability! I Don’t Worry about Disasters. You should worry about disasters—or better yet, plan for them. Every business, including yours, is vulnerable to, and should prepare for, the unexpected.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Google explains the details of how it secures information in the cloud and encrypts data in transit.

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Information Management Resources

DECEMBER 13, 2017

The firm's proposed safety tests come at a time when the field is increasingly concerned about the unintended consequences of artificial intelligence.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A cybersecurity career-path program can help with talent retention and recruitment.

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Information Management Resources

DECEMBER 13, 2017

By 2021, more than 55 percent of IoT spending will be for software and services, says Carrie MacGillivray.

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