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Chat control: The latest EU plans to outlaw encryption and introduce telecommunications surveillance via Mailbox.org

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The post Chat control: The latest EU plans to outlaw encryption and introduce telecommunications surveillance via Mailbox.org appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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Transition to Electronic Government: Signs of the Time

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In 2002, I accepted the position of Statewide Records and Forms Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Electronic Government (DEG). Today, digital information and communications technologies are ubiquitous in the public sector and every agency is engaged in e-government. Playing Catch Up.

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$10,000,000 civil penalty for disclosing personal data without consent

Data Protection Report

The company also admitted “that it disclosed consumers’ sensitive PHI to entities that were not able to meet all legal requirements to protect consumers’ health information.” The complaint alleged that the company’s data handling practices also resulted in unauthorized disclosures of personal information.

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$8 million penalty to NYDFS – and another case of over-retention

Data Protection Report

NYDFS found that GGT’s data classification policies and procedures “were incomplete, thus resulting in significant concerns regarding GGT’s ability to adequately assess its compliance with the Cybersecurity Regulation’s access privilege, data disposal, and encryption requirements.

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Failure to encrypt mobile devices results in $3 million HIPAA settlement

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A US health system is forced to settle as a result of not encrypting mobile phones. The post Failure to encrypt mobile devices results in $3 million HIPAA settlement appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the source or the report here. Photo by Yura Fresh on Unsplash.

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Punjab bans use of WhatsApp in government offices via The Express Tribune

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The order of banning WhatsApp use by the provincial government has been taken in light of a decision taken in a meeting of the Cabinet Division on January 31. The post Punjab bans use of WhatsApp in government offices via The Express Tribune appeared first on IG GURU.

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New Intel CPU Flaw Exploits Hyper-Threading to Steal Encrypted Data

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The post New Intel CPU Flaw Exploits Hyper-Threading to Steal Encrypted Data appeared first on IG GURU. The vulnerability, codenamed PortSmash (CVE-2018-5407), has joined the list of […].