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The European Commission presented its plan to ensure the secure introduction of 5G telecoms networks, with suspicions hanging over Chinese giant Huawei. [Read More]
A second critical crypto vulnerability that can be exploited to hide vote manipulation has been discovered in the Swiss e-voting system. [Read More]
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine introduces the Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019, a bill that aims to expand breach laws and enhance data security. [Read More]
EU's anti-trust regulator slapped Google with a 1.49 billion euros ($1.69 billion) fine for illegally restricting client websites from displaying ads from ad service rivals. [Read More]
Kaspersky has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in Russia after the tech giant introduced a new App Store policy requiring it to remove some important features from its Safe Kids app. [Read More]
Slack launches Enterprise Key Management, an Enterprise Grid add-on feature that gives organizations total control over their encryption keys. [Read More]
The EU's anti-trust regulator is to slap tech giant Google with a new fine over unfair competition practices, according to reports. [Read More]
Google said it took down 2.3 billion bad ads in 2018, including 58.8 million phishing ads. [Read More]
China will "never" ask its firms to spy on other nations, Premier Li Keqiang said Friday, amid US warnings that Chinese telecommunications behemoth Huawei poses security risks. [Read More]
Security concerns about the role of Huawei in Western 5G telecom infrastructure are to be taken seriously, says head of NATO as Washington steps up pressure on Europe not to use the Chinese firm. [Read More]
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FEATURES, INSIGHTS // Compliance
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.
Jalal Bouhdada, Founder and Principal ICS Security Consultant at Applied Risk, discusses the implications of the new EU Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS)
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