HL Chronicle of Data Protection

APRIL 21, 2020

The new guidelines are applicable to public and private companies for the processing of their employees’ personal data. The CNIL concludes that consent can be used as a legal basis for processing employee/applicant personal data only in cases where there are no consequences for them. Categories of personal data.

Personal data 133

Personal data GDPR Big data Compliance 133

Data Protection Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We will discuss the guidance issued by (i) the Ministry of Manpower (“ MOM ”) on the updated safe management measures at the workplace; (ii) the MOM on COVID-19 vaccination in relation to the workplace; and (iii) the Personal Data Protection Commission (“ PDPC ”) on the collection of personal data at the workplace for COVID-19 contact tracing.

Personal data 52

Personal data Data collection Risk Access 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? The Urgency for Security in a Connected World. Connectivity enables powerful, revenue-generating capabilities…from data telemetry and runtime analytics, to effectively predicting and maintenance requirements. Device Security is Hard. Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 07:39.

IoT 77

IoT Security Manufacturing Encryption 77

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). As always, you can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, divided into their respective categories.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

IT Governance

JANUARY 5, 2024

How networks have evolved and how to secure them Adam Seamons is the information security manager of GRC International Group PLC, after more than 15 years’ experience working as a systems engineer and in technical support. What trends in network security have you noticed recently? You say “traditional” security.

Cloud 118

Cloud Risk Access Security 118

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, including our new feature in which we delve into the month’s biggest incidents in a little more detail. Meanwhile, if you enjoy this sort of cyber security news, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest stories straight to your inbox.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 119

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

By Rick Clark and Jacob Hesse 2023 was an eventful year in the world of legal technology, with new technology emerging to address both traditional and new challenges legal teams face when collecting, processing, and reviewing data for litigation, investigations, or public access requests. Laws within nations are evolving as well.

Blockchain 73

Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Cloud Compliance 73

Docuware

MARCH 19, 2018

"What are the main hurdles for implementing the GDPR?" – "What‘s behind the term ‘personal data‘?" – "Is the GDPR a law?" – "What happens in the event of non-compliance?".

GDPR 20

GDPR Personal data Compliance Security 20

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 29 and March 30, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) will hold public pre-rulemaking informational sessions regarding the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) via video conference.

Sales 108

Sales Data Privacy Privacy Cybersecurity 108

Hunton Privacy

JULY 3, 2017

The Article 29 Working Party (“Working Party”) recently issued its Opinion on data processing at work (the “Opinion”). The Opinion considers data protection by design, data protection impact assessments and Article 88 with respect to processing employee data.

Personal data 65

Personal data Communications Privacy Risk 65

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 15, 2016

In a recent video segment , “What Do You Do with a Hacked Law Firm?”, However, if the information lost is financial information or trade secrets rather than personal information, “it’s not as simple.” The trick is being more secure than the next guy.”. View the video.

Privacy 40

Privacy Cybersecurity Risk Security 40

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

Meanwhile, it found that phishing was the second most common cause of data breaches. A Digital Guardian report found that 90% of corporate security breaches are the result of phishing attacks. Cyber criminals also target internal data (32%) and personal data (24%). of attacks, while Excel was used in 8.7%.

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Ransomware 111

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

On November 16, 2011, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2010 (the “Report”) highlighting its main 2010 accomplishments and outlining some of its priorities for the upcoming year. It also levied a record fine against Google.

Privacy 40

Privacy Personal data Government IT 40

Interactive Information Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

In light of this week's LexisNexis Data Breach report, it's worthwhile to explore the true value and usefulness of this kind of data that might be stolen from you. However, a person's "Unique Identity" is not simply this data, but also the context around this data, and its derivatives (or "information packages").

Data breaches 45

Data breaches Authentication Personal data Encryption 45

Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication phone numbers exposed: After prompting users to provide phone numbers to secure their accounts, Facebook allows anyone to look up their account by using them. The company has also used security information for advertising in the past.). Reputations tend to color the way we read events.

Privacy 40

Privacy Artificial Intelligence Data Privacy Passwords 40

Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here.

Security 94

Security Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Ransomware 94

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

It's operating in an era of increasingly large repositories of personal data held by both private companies and governments alike. Here, Motherboard talks about personal data being sold for less than $10 a pop in a case that sounds eerily similar to the previously mentioned Medicare one.

Security 111

Security Government Encryption Risk 111

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most essentially, facial recognition technology promises a solid amount of internal and external security advantages in the day-to-day activity of enterprises, making it a key technology for passwordless authentication. Another concern is that of false negatives in identification, which can deny the right person access.

Authentication 117

Authentication Artificial Intelligence Access Passwords 117

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 3, 2023

” Anyone can type in an email address into the site to check if their personal data has been compromised in a security breach. Inevitably, "because data breaches", and it's nuts just how much exposure this project has had because of them.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Passwords Sales IT 145

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The new right to be forgotten will allow children to enjoy their childhood without having every personal event, achievement, failure, antic or prank that they posted online to be digitally recorded for ever more. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Today, doxing continues to be an intimidating prospect for digital users and is a mainstream data security problem. With any public-facing or dormant digital presence, threat actors can weaponize personal information to humiliate the victim, extort them, or conduct further malware attacks. What Documents Are Getting Dropped?

Data breaches 121

Data breaches Passwords Privacy Phishing 121

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Common SaaS product examples include Zoom (for video conferencing) and Google Drive (for file management). For instance, organizations can capitalize on a hybrid cloud environment to improve customer experience, comply with regulations, optimize costs, enhance data security and more.

Cloud 101

Cloud Digital transformation Customer Experience Compliance 101

Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2020

Over the past few weeks, Zoom's use has exploded since it became the video conferencing platform of choice in today's COVID-19 world. (My Over that same period, the company has been exposed for having both lousy privacy and lousy security. Privacy first: Zoom spies on its users for personal profit.

Privacy 145

Privacy Security Encryption Personal data 145

Troy Hunt

MARCH 21, 2018

Let's just recap on the value proposition of this service for a moment: for as little as 76c a day, you could subscribe to LeakedSource and view the raw data from a breach. One of the things that's really pleased me is the way breached sites have embraced HIBP after they've suffered a security incident. in August last year.

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Passwords Government IT 72

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

He campaigned for the introduction of monetary penalties for serious breaches of the 1998 Act, and also campaigned for the introduction of custodial sentences for Section 55 offenses (unlawfully obtaining personal data). The Commissioner has made significant use of these powers, particularly in response to security breaches.

Data Privacy 40

Data Privacy Privacy Computer and Electronics Education 40

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

New attack by Anonymous Italy: personal data from ministries and police have been released online. As announced, the three groups that coordinate the operation “Black Week” have released also today new data from their raids on online sites and databases. Security Affairs – Anonymous Italy, Hacktivism).

Personal data 109

Personal data Archiving Passwords Privacy 109

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

Microsoft incorporates AMQP into several Azure Cloud Services including Azure IoT Hubs, Azure Event Hubs, and Azure Service Bus. The attack bypasses security checks in the whitelisting tool and allows the attackers to disable security products such as Microsoft Defender or Crowdstrike Falcon, hide activities, and maintain system persistence.

IoT 103

IoT Ransomware Access Cybersecurity 103

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 2, 2018

And given the sheer volume of hacked and stolen personal data now available online, it seems almost certain we will soon witness many variations on these phishing campaigns that leverage customized data elements to enhance their effectiveness. Some of the more popular password managers include Dashlane , Keepass , LastPass.

Phishing 137

Phishing Passwords Data breaches Personal data 137