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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

Introduction to Data Protection Laws. Data protection laws, regulations, and rules control the collection, use, transfer, and storage of personal and sensitive information. Personal data protection requirements may be issued by federal, state (provincial), or local governments.

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2019 end-of-year review part 2: July to December

IT Governance

Although the GDPR prescribes a penalty regime of fines up to the greater of 4% of annual global turnover or €20 million (about £17 million), the scale of these first fines – and the extent to which the ICO clearly intends to crack down on organisations that fail to properly secure the personal data they process – took most organisations by surprise.

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The Legitimisation of Have I Been Pwned

Troy Hunt

I very consciously avoided talking about it publicly at the time (largely because I didn't want to draw attention to it), but particularly around late 2016 and very early 2017, I was quite concerned with the broader genre that is data breach search services. The Industry Cleaned Up a Lot in 2017. in August last year.

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Cyber Blackmail: More Than Just Ransomware

The Texas Record

Sextortion is “a form of sexual exploitation that happens when a perpetrator uses coercion to obtain sexual images, videos, money, or even sex from a victim.” [8] Ensuring the safety of both personal and business data is a shared responsibility for everyone, not just your organization’s security professionals. 2018, April 11).