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Consumer concerns over GDPR should set alarm bells ringing for businesses

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Today, putting the letters ‘GDPR’ into Google will generate over 420,000 news articles, some detailing the expected impact of the regulation, and others casting doubt on businesses and their readiness. Now, with less than 190 days to go, we’ve dug a bit deeper, surveying both consumers and C-Level executives across the UK, U.S,

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GUEST ESSAY: The role advanced ‘VM’ is ideally suited to play in combating modern cyber attacks

The Last Watchdog

In addition to real-time protection, effective VM can also help with compliance at a time when data security rules are increasing in regulatory policies like NIST, PCI, HIPAA and GDPR. Some 31 percent of respondents to a recent ESG survey pointed to misconfigurations as the initial point of compromise for a successful ransomware attack.

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Why Cyber Insurance is Essential in 2022

IT Governance

The UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022 found that only 43% of businesses have a cyber insurance policy. Things are even worse for organisations that fall victim to ransomware. Lincoln College in the US recently closed permanently after it struggled to deal with the repercussions of a ransomware attack.

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International Data Protection Day 2022

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

In Europe we saw the UK finally conclude Brexit and establishment of a separate data protection regime in the UK which will be governed by the UK GDPR. 2021 was also the year where ransomware attacks made the headlines with a number of high profie supply chain-focused attacks. European Data Breach Survey 2022.

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How to protect healthcare and life-sciences data from a cyber attack pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

2020 was also the year when “ransomware” became a household name around the world, especially by the frequent attacks on healthcare facilities and the dire effects on critical care. It is estimated the cost of US healthcare ransomware attacks alone at $21 billion in 2020. But the threat is a lot more insidious.

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Cyber-insurance – 72 hours for the insured party to file a criminal complaint: GDPR’s false friend

Data Protection Report

In practice, this means that the obligation is likely to apply in very diverse situations, such as: A ransomware attack with data encryption and potential data theft, whether or not payment of a cyber ransom is demanded or made. 12-10-1 of the French insurance code are likely to be filed earlier than notifications under the GDPR.

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How Secure Is Cloud Storage? Features, Risks, & Protection

eSecurity Planet

Privacy Regulations & Compliance Compliance certifications like HIPAA and GDPR are available but within the company’s control; regulated data should be safely stored. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 60% of organizations will require integrated ransomware defense strategies on storage devices, up from 10% in 2022.

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