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Irish regulators have launched separate inquiries into Google and dating app Tinder over how they process user data, in a new round of regulatory scrutiny aimed at tech companies. [Read More]
Lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to reform the NSA’s surveillance programs in an effort to protect the rights of Americans. [Read More]
Britain is expected to announce next week whether to allow China's Huawei to develop its 5G network, an official said on Friday, setting out reasons for agreeing despite US opposition. [Read More]
All ProtonVPN applications have been made open source after undergoing independent security audits. [Read More]
Apple has published its latest transparency report, which provides details on the number of government requests the tech company received during the first half of 2019. [Read More]
NIST has announced version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework, a tool designed to help organizations manage privacy risks. [Read More]
Facebook, Samsung and Ring have unveiled new or improved privacy and security tools at CES 2020. [Read More]
The popular UAE-developed mobile application ToTok has returned to the Google Play Store after it was removed on claims it was being used for government spying. [Read More]
Firefox 72 will provide users with an option to delete telemetry data in response to California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Mozilla says. [Read More]
Google has fired security engineer Kathryn Spiers allegedly for misusing a security and privacy tool, but she claims it was over labor organizing activity. [Read More]
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FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Compliance
Regardless of which framework you use, it’s crucial to operationalize it in the context of your organization’s unique environment and risk factors.
Failure to implement basic cybersecurity hygiene practices will leave retailers vulnerable to damage and fines during a lucrative time for their businesses.
Over time, holding people responsible will lead individuals to see how their actions impact the security of the organization and come to consider themselves responsible for the security of the company.
Big companies can say they are GFPR compliant, but odds are their current structure will never allow them to find, identify, and categorize all the data that they have collected over time.
Despite the long ramp-up towards the GDPR compliance deadline, the effects of the new regulations are still very much in infancy.
GDPR is proving disruptive for European citizens who are no longer able to interact with services from outside the EU. And the compliance costs can be significant as well. But are there legitimate concerns of overreach?
Complying with GDPR was the immediate challenge, but now there is an opportunity to capture the good work that has been done and make data protection a top of mind focus for enterprises every day.
While the upcoming GDPR compliance deadline will mark an unprecedented milestone in security, it should also serve as a crucial reminder that compliance does not equal security.
With domain name WHOIS data subject to the GDPR’s privacy requirements, the system will “go dark” until alternative preparations are made, creating a challenge for this who fight computer fraud and other criminal activity on the Internet.
Penalties for non-compliance with GDPR will be severe. For example, if your organization fails to report a data breach within 72 hours, expect a fine.
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