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A serious security bug in the 'netmask' npm package leads to misinterpretation of IP addresses. [Read More]
Solarwinds has shipped a major security update to fix at least four documented security vulnerabilities, including a pair of bugs that be exploited for remote code execution attacks. [Read More]
Digital identity network firm ID.me has joined list of cybersecurity unicorns after banking a new $100 million funding round that values the company at $1.5 billion. [Read More]
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider an appeal by Facebook that would have derailed a $15 billion lawsuit over whether it illegally tracked users about a decade ago. [Read More]
Healthcare IoT cybersecurity and intelligence provider Cylera today announced a new $10 million funding round to drive plans for international expansion. [Read More]
HD Moore’s network and asset discovery provider Rumble closes $5 million venture capital founding round. [Read More]
For the third time this year, Google has shipped an urgent fix to block in-the-wild zero-day attacks hitting its flagship Chrome browser but defenders lament the lack of information on the live attacks. [Read More]
Even agencies that sanitize PDFs before publishing fail to properly remove all of the targeted information. [Read More]
Data privacy management company DataGrail raises $30 million in a Series B funding round. [Read More]
Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. [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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