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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) effective Jan.

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Big California Privacy News: Legislative and Enforcement Updates

Data Matters

Privacy never sleeps in California. In recent days and as California’s legislative session comes to a close, there have been a number of significant legislative and regulatory developments in the state, each of which will likely (again) change the privacy landscape in California and, by extension, the rest of the country.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks. Read more: Best IAM Tools & Solutions for 2021. What is cloud security? But in the public cloud, things are much more complicated. Source: Microsoft.

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UK Government sets out proposals to shake up UK data protection laws

Data Protection Report

Suggested activities include monitoring, detecting or correcting bias in AI systems; using personal data for internal R&D or “business innovation purposes aimed at improving services to customers”; and using audience measurement cookies to improve webpages. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 19 November 2021.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors. Cons Though free tools and integrations are available, OTX works best with paid AT&T Cybersecurity products like AlienVault USM. Threat dashboards are highly intuitive and easy to read.

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Summary – “Industry in One: Financial Services”

ARMA International

The scope of a records and information management (RIM) program in financial services can seem overwhelming. Compared to other industries, the complexities of managing records and information in financial services are arguably some of the toughest to solve, primarily because of the intense regulatory scrutiny.