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GUEST ESSAY: The key differences between ‘information privacy’ vs. ‘information security’

The Last Watchdog

Information privacy and information security are two different things. Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Information privacy is the ability to control who (or what) can view or access information that is collected about you or your customers. They take all this private information, and then they sell it.

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The US government, privacy, and security – recent developments

Data Protection Report

The United States Federal Government is turning its attention to privacy and cybersecurity laws, and the result has been several recent legal developments that may have an impact on your business. Have you done an inventory of which third party vendors have access to this information and how they secure it?

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IT Governance Podcast Episode 11: EU-US Data Privacy Framework, Ransomware & Cyber Detection

IT Governance

This week, we discuss the new mechanism for transferring EU residents’ personal data to the US, the first GDPR Data Protection Seal, a new ransomware attack targeting Ukraine and its allies, and the first layer in a defence-in-depth approach to cyber security: detection.

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Canadian government impacted by data breaches of two of its contractors

Security Affairs

The Canadian government discloses a data breach after threat actors hacked two of its contractors. Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel have been also exposed. Both contractors suffered a security breach in October.

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

These are just some examples of how organizations support data privacy , the principle that people should have control of their personal data, including who can see it, who can collect it, and how it can be used. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today.

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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. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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IT Governance Podcast 14.7.23: EU-US DPF, UK-US data bridge, MOVEit patches and other security fixes

IT Governance

This week, we discuss the new EU adequacy decision for the US, based on the Data Privacy Framework (plus Max Schrems’s inevitable reaction), and a proposed UK-US ‘data bridge’. We also look at fixes for three more vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer app; plus this month’s Patch Tuesday and other security updates.