Data Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2019

On 22 August 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced the implementation of the Online Protection of Children’s Personal Data Regulation (????????????), (“the Regulation”) which came into force on 1 October 2019. In contrast with COPPA in the U.S., Consequences of the Regulation.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 22 September 2021, the UK Government (the “ Government ”) published its Artificial Intelligence (“ AI ”) strategy. The paper outlines the Government’s plan to make Britain a “global superpower” in the AI arena, and sets out an agenda to build the most “pro-innovation regulatory environment in the world”.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On November 8, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) intended to reinforce their “common mission to uphold individuals’ data protection and privacy rights, and cooperate internationally to achieve this goal”.

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IG Guru

MARCH 25, 2020

Jared Walker of Zasio writes a great blog post on Pandemics and Personal Data. The post Pandemics and Personal Data appeared first on IG GURU.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Throughout the week, NCA will emphasize the critical significance of digital privacy for both consumers and businesses through a series of educational webinars featuring experts from various industries. “Knowing how to safeguard your personal information has never been more important than it is today. Give Data Brokers the Slip!

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring , after the law was previously passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in April. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact a consumer privacy law.

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Collibra

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Data governance is the practice of managing and organizing data and processes to enable collaboration and compliant access to data. Data governance allows users to create value from data assets even under constraints for security and privacy. No , you can’t use the data for that . No, no, no.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This year, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) coordinate the collaboration between the government and industry, running a human-centric campaign themed “See Yourself in Cyber”. Raising awareness is essential for everyone. Raising awareness is essential for everyone.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 8, 2019

The Finnish Parliament has approved the new general Act on the Secondary Use of Social Welfare and Health Care Data (Laki sosiaali- ja terveystietojen toissijaisesta käytöstä, based on government proposal HE 159/2017) in March 2019. The Act shall become effective within the following weeks.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

” These portrayals obscure the reality that personal data protection is far from a fanciful notion. In this unfolding narrative, education emerges as the harbinger of change. This paradox further extends to our interaction with technology.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2022

Data privacy is a concept that governs our everyday lives. We’re asked to hand over our personal data for seemingly everything that we do – from browsing the web to high-street shopping. Each device, app or browser has different features to limit and personal data will be used and who it will be shared with.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The investigation conducted by the company confirmed that threat actors had access approximately to 60,000 ‘items of personal data’ held by its ‘Group’ (SGC), ‘Watch’ (SWC), and ‘Instruments’ (SII) departments.

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AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

A recent study commissioned by Egnyte surveyed 400 IT leaders to understand how COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ ability to maintain data security and governance with a distributed workforce. A well-educated and well-informed workforce is one of the best defenses against security risks. Enlist data owners to become guardians.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Records breached: Unknown, but sensitive personal data was probably breached. BHI Energy Announces Data Breach Affecting Confidential Information of 91k Individuals Date of breach: 29 June 2023 (filed notice with the Attorney General of Maine on 18 October 2023). It’s unclear whether personal data has been breached.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 12, 2012

On June 27, 2012, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed a bill to amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (the “Ordinance”). Most provisions will become effective on October 21, 2012, and the others will take effect on a day to be announced by publication in the Hong Kong Government Gazette.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Welcome to our February 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Of the businesses surveyed, those in the finance and insurance industries had the highest levels of awareness (79%), followed by information and communications (67%) and education (52%). And as these figures show many organisations still need to act to make sure the personal data they hold is secure.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Australian government contractor PNORS Technology Group says stolen data yet to be posted online (unknown). Personal data of Kannur University students leaked from official website (30,000). Australia’s Xavier College says stolen student data might be released after hack (100).

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. Failure to redact. Failure to use Bcc. This isn’t too surprising.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured. million files belonging to ICICI Bank.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 20, 2014

On May 16, 2014, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (the “Commission”) published advisory guidelines for the implementation of its Personal Data Protection Act (the “PDPA”) for two industry sectors. The guidelines discuss the use of anonymized and aggregated personal data and business contact information.

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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

Sunderland City Council launches investigation after library users’ personal data hacked (45). Graphic design firm Canva hit by massive data breach (139 million). Hackers breach the Philippines United Student Financial System for Tertiary Education (unknown). UK government commits email privacy blunder (300).

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Following the link in the message took them to a phishing page mimicking a USPS page, where they were asked to enter their personal data and financial information. This data would then be sent via an automated bot to a Telegram user called @chenlun “who offers to sell customized source code for phishing pages”.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

Preschool services provider Educational Enrichment Systems discloses cyber attack (unknown). Altice USA employees’ data stolen in phishing attack (12,000). Puerto Rico government loses $2.6 Wake County, NC, learns that third party breached government employee info (1,900). million in phishing scam (unknown). Ransomware.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 18, 2021

during a calendar year, control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers, or. control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers and derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data. Key provisions. Key provisions. business-to-business) or employment context.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

China has lacked a comprehensive data protection and data security law that regulates in detail requirements and procedures relating to the collection, processing, control and storage of personal data. In recent years, China has seen developments on data protection both in legislation and in practice.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Importantly, note the new law’s definition of consumer : “a natural person who is a resident of the Commonwealth acting only in an individual or household context. institution of higher education. Such data security practices shall be appropriate to the volume and nature of the personal data at issue.”.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Given the extraordinary scale of the data breach, it’s been dubbed the ‘MOAB’ (mother of all breaches). In total, 3,876 domain names were included in the exposed data set. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up. Presumably, this isn’t a coincidence?

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

Source (New) Software Luxembourg Yes 3,600,000 National Automobile Dealers Association Source (New) Retail USA Yes 1,065,000 Consórcio Canopus Source (New) Professional services Brazil Yes 1,400,000 The Teaching Company (Wondrium by The Great Courses) Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.3 TB Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Shields Health Care Group The largest data breach of April 2023 was at the Shields Health Care Group, a Massachusetts-based medical services provider. Reports emerged near the end of the month that a cyber criminal had gained unauthorised access to the organisation’s systems and had stolen the personal data of 2.3

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). The most common skills gaps are “storing or transferring personal data, setting up configured firewalls, and detecting and removing malware”.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft spotted a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine. Microsoft spotted a destructive attack that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. All your personal data has been sent to a public network.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape in 2022, including the total number of publicly disclosed security incidents, the number of compromised records and the sectors most susceptible to data breaches. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2019

That’s because the government adopted a UK-specific version of the Regulation’s requirements as part of the DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018. IT Governance has created a simple guide to help you understand how to achieve regulatory compliance and avoid disciplinary action. Manage and respond to DSARs.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2023

Welcome to our August 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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