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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 29 January – 4 February 2024

IT Governance

Enforcement Uber fined €10 million for GDPR breaches The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, has fined Uber €10 million for failing to be transparent about its data retention practices and making it difficult for drivers to exercise their data privacy rights. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.

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EUROPE: New privacy rules for connected vehicles in Europe?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

This would cause the risk that there are insufficient functionalities or options offered to exercise the control necessary for affected individuals to avail themselves of their data protection and privacy rights. car manufacturers, services providers) which provide the means for processing personal data for such personal or household purpose.

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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right

eSecurity Planet

According to a study conducted by StandOut CV , 1 in 5 companies are using some sort of employee monitoring tool. Fitbit and similar technology can be used to track employees’ exercise routines, with some companies even offering rewards like extra days off for good behavior. In short, the results are mixed.

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EU: Competition policy in the digital era (Part 1)

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The benefits are enormous, as digital communication facilitates exchanges and searches, and enhances consumer choices not only in purchasing consumer goods, but also in finance, healthcare, and producing industries from manufacture to agriculture. 16 of the study). 1] COMP/2020/16 of November 2011. [2]

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

A study by the Ponemon Institute found that 57% of survey respondents who reported their companies had one or more data breaches in the past year say these breaches could have occurred because a patch was available for a known vulnerability but not applied. Create, maintain, and exercise a cyber incident response plan.

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Join Our Webinar on November 16th: IGI & Preservica Address the Governance of Long-Term Digital Information

IGI

So as the benchmark study reported, the need for long-term digital preservation and access capabilities is pervasive. Follow that exercise with an analysis of the capabilities of the underlying technologies and develop a gap analysis for key components like integrity/fixity, metadata, and file format transformation.

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California Consumer Privacy Act: The Challenge Ahead – Four Key Considerations for Health and Life Sciences Companies

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

Determining what is medical information and who is a provider of health care under the CMIA have long been complicated assessments for health and life science companies such as pharmaceutical and device manufacturers. It will be important for a company to assess the scope of the CMIA’s application to its activities and various types of data.

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