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Radian Capital leads a $15 million Series A investment in threat intelligence startup GreyNoise. [Read More]
An Israeli startup promising technology to help developers simplify security has banked an eye-opening $38.5 million in seed-stage funding. [Read More]
Adobe warned of “critical” code execution flaws that expose both Windows and macOS users to malicious hacker attacks. [Read More]
L3 Technologies, a U.S. government contractor that sells aerospace and defense technology, has emerged as a "leading candidate" to acquire Israeli exploit merchant NSO Group. [Read More]
Based on the Adore-Ng rootkit, a new, under-development Linux rootkit dubbed Syslogk is hiding the Rekoobe backdoor on infected systems. [Read More]
A pair of high-risk flaws in a third-party library exposes Drupal-powered websites to remote takeover attacks. [Read More]
Backup-as-a-service firm HYCU has raised $53 million in a Series B funding round led by Acrew Capital. [Read More]
Despite soaring valuations, several well-capitalized cybersecurity startups with 'unicorn' valuations are cutting staff to weather macroeconomic storms. [Read More]
DefenseStorm raises $15 million for its cloud-based cybersecurity, compliance and fraud solutions aimed specifically at banks. [Read More]
Whistic raises $35 million to help organizations make informed decisions by learning more about vendors’ security posture. [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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