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62% of organisations unaware of the GDPR

IT Governance

There is an alarming lack of awareness across all industries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , according to a government survey. As you would expect, larger organisations were more likely to be aware of the GDPR. Preparing for the GDPR. The survey split respondents into businesses and charities.

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Government survey reveals GDPR awareness is falling short

IT Governance

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed that only 38% of businesses and 44% of charities have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The industries with the least awareness were construction (25%) and production and manufacturing (27%).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

million people was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and billing and claims information. KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 Information relating to nearly 4.5

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These 3 GDPR Requirements You Must Support Today are Nothing Compared With What’s Coming

Reltio

On May 25, 2018 GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect. The primary objectives of the GDPR are to give control back to their EU citizens and residents over their personal data, to simplify the regulatory environment for international business, and to unify regulations within the European Union.

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EUROPE: New privacy rules for connected vehicles in Europe?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Quality of the user’s consent: The fact that a user is not aware of the data processing carried out in his vehicle constitutes a significant barrier to demonstrate valid consent under the GDPR, as the consent must be informed. 23(1) GDPR. 23(1) GDPR. 10 GDPR and any applicable national legislation.

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Biden Cybersecurity Strategy: Big Ambitions, Big Obstacles

eSecurity Planet

” Also read: MITRE ResilienCyCon: You Will Be Breached So Be Ready Big Goals: Critical Infrastructure, Liability, and GDPR-like Law A few items stand out as particularly ambitious and time-consuming to implement. .” Strategic Objective 1.1 is the creation of mandatory requirements for critical infrastructure security.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that?