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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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Organisations need to prepare for “cyber shocks”

IT Governance

Strengthening digital society against cyber shocks , which analyses key findings from the 2018 Global State of Information Security ® Survey (GSISS), focuses on the effects of massive incidents such as NotPetya and WannaCry. 48% said they don’t have an employee security awareness training programme.

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80% of organisations affected by cyber security skills gap

IT Governance

The education sector (87.1%) is the most affected, followed by telecommunications and technology (85.1%), manufacturing (81.5%) and finance (81.4%). The report also breaks down the job roles that organisations are having the most trouble filling: IT security administrator (32.3%).

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

. “An internal survey found that computers and servers at headquarters and major sites were subject to numerous unauthorized accesses.” ” The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ). ” reported Kyodo News.

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

Security Affairs

The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data.

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China: Navigating China episode 18: Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Draft Provisions apply across the industry, not just to vehicle designers and manufacturers, but also parts and software providers, dealers, maintenance and repair agencies, online car hailing organisations and insurance companies. other data that may affect national security and public interests. outside of the vehicle; and.

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Weekly podcast: Chrome and HTTP, British Airways, and Level One Robotics

IT Governance

This week we discuss Google Chrome flagging sites that use HTTP as not secure, BA’s GDPR fail, and a massive data breach affecting more than 100 manufacturing companies. If you need more information about the GDPR, and how to comply with its data protection requirements, visit itgovernance.co.uk/gdpr.

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