IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 23 November. Just days before Black Friday, Amazon suffered a data breach in which an undisclosed number of customers’ names and email addresses were accidentally exposed on its website. TalkTalk should and could have done more to safeguard its customer information.

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Data breaches Personal data Passwords Encryption 91

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

On September 15, 2016, the New Jersey Senate unanimously approved a bill that seeks to limit retailers’ ability to collect and use personal data contained on consumers’ driver and non-driver identification cards.

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Privacy Retail Personal data Insurance 45

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

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Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 66

IT Governance

AUGUST 23, 2018

In this week’s podcast, we discuss the data incident at Superdrug, Facebook and Twitter removing accounts, and the ICO website being down. Hello and welcome to the IT governance podcast for the 24 th of August. Here are this week’s stories: High-street retailer, Superdrug, suffered a data breach earlier this week.

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Passwords Retail Information Security Data breaches 52

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) has fined Heathrow Airport £120,000 for failing to secure sensitive personal data after a member of public found an unencrypted USB stick containing data about the airport’s staff. How did the data breach occur? However, the ICO hasn’t confirmed this.

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Data breaches Personal data Libraries Information Security 57

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Management teams and front-of-house staff alike need to be familiar with the tools and their functions, as well as the associated information security landscape. These ensure that data can flow easily between systems while also offering a more flexible approach to forward planning that can be adapted to suit evolving requirements.

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Customer Experience IoT Information Security Data collection 64

IT Governance

MAY 23, 2019

A year ago this week, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect, promising to revolutionise information security. To mark the anniversary, we gathered a panel of data protection experts to discuss the effect of the Regulation and the future of data protection. Compliance fatigue’.

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GDPR Data breaches Compliance Retail 64

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 8, 2017

Moreover, issues discovered after an M&A transaction has concluded can expose companies to massive liabilities such as expensive consumer class action litigation, intrusive government investigations, hefty remediation costs and other expenses.”. Read the full press release.

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Privacy Security Retail Personal data 45

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

An Office for National Statistics report revealed that UK organisations have experienced a 57% increase in “consumer and retail fraud” compared to pre-pandemic levels. A UK government study found that half of adults said they had received a phishing message in the previous month. Anatomy of an attack 19.

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Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Retailers reported the most breaches (43), which represented 26 percent of the breaches reported in 2013. In 2012-2013, the majority of breaches in the health care sector (70 percent) were caused by lost or stolen hardware or portable media containing unencrypted data.

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Data breaches Retail Encryption Sales 40

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 17, 2014

The signed executive order, entitled Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions (the “Order”), is focused on securing consumer transactions and sensitive personal data handled by the U.S. Federal Government. The highlights of today’s Order include: Securing Federal Payments.

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Security Cybersecurity Personal data Retail 40

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Meanwhile, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) enforcement continues apace. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security. But these were far from the only notable cyber security headlines of the year.

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Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. What is the cost of a data breach? The PCI DSS.

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Retail Data breaches GDPR Compliance 58

IT Governance

MARCH 27, 2019

Things are particularly bad among investment banks, which saw a tenfold increase year-on-year (from 3 to 34), and retail banks (from 1 to 25). With cyber crime increasing, there is more personal information for sale. However, this is moot if you’re stealing payment card data, because you avoid the marketplace altogether.

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Security Retail Sales Data breaches 71

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Injuries 101 : The first panel discussed negative outcomes that arise from unauthorized access to and misuse of consumers’ personal data. Consideration was given to whether the same factors apply in both the privacy and security contexts, the risk of potential injury versus realized injury and when government intervention is warranted.

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Privacy Retail Risk Insurance 42

IT Governance

APRIL 17, 2019

Security technology is, in most cases, cheaper and simpler to implement than cutting-edge technology. ISO 27001 , the international standard for information security management, and guidance related to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , give straightforward instructions on how to achieve effective security.

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IT Data breaches Privacy Information Security 70

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

Meanwhile, you can subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. million people.

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 79

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2019

Let’s very briefly recall what GDPR is and some of its key concepts, before discussing about steps and security controls that will bring your organization one step closer to compliance. What is the General Data Protection Regulation? The GDPR’s four main areas of focus are: Privacy rights, Data security, Data control and Governance.

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GDPR Compliance Risk Personal data 97

Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

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Security Ransomware Retail Artificial Intelligence 104

IT Governance

MAY 24, 2024

Those people will be affected if anything goes wrong due to mismanagement of their data. However, people are generally open to forgiving organisations when things go wrong if the organisation can demonstrate they treated personal data with the respect that it deserves, and they did the best they can.” By double-checking things.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Known data breached Discord (via Spy.pet) Source (New) IT services USA Yes 4,186,879,104 Baidu, Inc., Source (New) Retail USA Yes Unknown Autodesk Source (New) Software USA Yes Unknown DATAIR Employee Benefit Systems, Inc. law with respect to their data collected by U.S To learn more about our research methodology, click here.

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