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MY TAKE: New tech standards, like ‘Matter’ and ‘BIMI,’ point the way to secure interoperability

The Last Watchdog

However, there’s still a long way to go to achieve deep interoperability of interconnected services in a way that preserves privacy and is very secure. This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

Enforcement ICO gives UK’s top websites 30 days to meet cookie requirements The Information Commissioner has issued a statement, threatening enforcement action to the companies running the UK’s most-visited websites unless it meets its legal requirements on cookies within 30 days. The updated data point is italicised in the table.

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6,009,014 MovieBoxPro Accounts Breached in Another Data Scraping Incident

IT Governance

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. Source (New) IT services USA Yes 1,382 Worthen Industries Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Manufacturing USA Yes 1,277 R.J. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data. Young, Inc.

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The IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020: Implications for Devices

eSecurity Planet

” And there it is for IoT vendors at-large; this regulation isn’t just about meeting the government contractor standard. After all, the benefit is to market your IoT product line as meeting federal compliance guidelines for security. Guidance for Manufacturers. Security standards will likely grow for all IoT devices.

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About Half of Surveyed Companies Haven’t Started Preparing for CCPA: Data Privacy Trends

eDiscovery Daily

technology, manufacturing, financial services, utilities and health care companies finds that 44 percent of companies that will impacted by the CCPA haven’t yet taken steps towards compliance. The survey was conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of the privacy compliance company TrustArc. companies on a daily basis.

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Ebola and Other Health Emergencies Create Workplace Privacy Dilemmas

Hunton Privacy

Hunton & Williams Labor & Employment partner Susan Wiltsie reports: Fears of a worldwide Ebola pandemic appear to have abated, but the tension between workplace safety and employee privacy, thrown into relief by this health emergency, remains an issue relevant to all employers. See 42 U.S.C. 12112(b)(4). Code §§ 56.20-56.245.)

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The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act: Senate Passes Sweeping $250 Billion Bill to Bolster Scientific Innovation and Compete With China

Data Matters

Seventy-five percent of the world’s chips today come from Asia, while the share of semiconductors manufactured in the United States has fallen from 37% in 1990 to 12% today. a provision for Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of certain foreign gifts to or contracts with higher education institutions.