All GRC World Forums articles in December 2020 – Page 2
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News
New UK digital markets watchdog could impose data requirements on powerful tech companies
A proposed new UK regulatory regime to promote competition in digital markets could impose data interoperability and access requirements on big tech companies, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has suggested.
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News
Cyber security company reveals “state-sponsored” cyber attack
US cyber security company FireEye yesterday revealed that it had been the victim of what it believes was a state-sponsored cyber attack.
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Webinar
Practical Steps for Building a De-Risked Compliant Data Inventory
Today, every company’s data is a valuable asset, which has led to a tendency to keep data “just in case we need it later.” Companies are now collecting, storing, and managing vast amounts of data without understanding where it all lives. This major blind spot creates significant privacy and security risks.
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News
End-to-end encryption should not apply to children’s accounts, Commissioner says
End-to-end encryption of electronic communications should not apply to children’s accounts, the Children’s Commissioner in the UK has said.
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Podcast
Privacy as a fundamental human right
Join Nick James, CEO of GRC World Forums, and Chris Calabrese, Senior Director of Privacy and Data Policy at Microsoft, and former EVP at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), on our latest podcast.
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News
EU-US data transfer clarity may take several months, warns head of EDPB
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiorowski says he does not expect a new solution to the Privacy Shield problem for several months, as the Biden administration grapples with other priority issues.
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Sponsored
Data locality is a compliance control, not a security control
Data locality is increasingly seen as important, but is there confusion as to why it matters? Microsoft’s Mark Anderson explains what he believes to be the real reason for its importance
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News
UAE suffers “250% increase” in cyber attacks this year
Cyber attacks have risen sharply this year, according to Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, Executive Director of the UAE’s National Electronic Security Authority, CNBC reported.
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News
US set to overhaul AML legislation to implement new beneficial ownership registry
US Congress looks set to to overhaul anti-money laundering legislation, implementing a requirement for companies to register their true owners for the first time
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Video
Shaping the Future of Data Privacy - Upcoming Global Regulations in 2021
This year has been a major one for regulatory change, with major changes in the US, Brazil and the UAE.
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Video
Technical Innovation and Virtual Public Service Delivery
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated developments in how clinical services are delivered.
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Video
Practical Steps for Successfully Managing Unstructured Data
Are we experiencing a data explosion or data implosion? With data growth not slowing down any time soon, one thing is clear: traditional approaches to managing information aren’t working (just look at the frequency of major data breaches splashed across the front page of the news.)
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Video
10 things we learnt from PrivSec Global
All the talking points and takeaways from this week’s global live stream experience.
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Research
Charting the UK Data Protection Profession: December 2020 Report
Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre are delighted to bring you the second Index survey report from the ground-breaking UK Data Protection Index.
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Video
Understanding Security Regulations and Compliance
Cyber compliance requirements can vary in complexity and be imposed by law enforcement, regulatory bodies and even industry groups.
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Video
World Trends - Trust in Technology
In this session, Phillipa Leighton Jones, Editor at Large, The Trust at The Wall Street Journal | Barron’s Group will interview Rudra Mitra, Vice President Product, Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance at Microsoft.
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Video
Seven things we learnt from the FinCrime World Forum
A round-up of the key talking points and takeaways from this week’s global live stream experience.
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Article
British MPs warn UK-Japan trade deal has “profound implications for privacy”
A group of cross-party MPs say the UK-Japan trade deal has “profound implications for privacy and for international trade” and urges the government to provide more information before the Agreement is assented on or before December 7.
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Video
Privacy at the Margins: Data Protection Issues for Vulnerable Groups
In this session, Scott Skinner Thompson, author of the new book ‘Privacy at the Margins’, will highlight how different marginalized groups are uniquely harmed by privacy violations and will explain the legal relationship between private-party surveillance and government surveillance.
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Video
David Rowan on Biology is the new in software and what this means for data privacy
David Rowan was Editor-in-chief of the UK edition of WIRED magazine from launch in 2009 to February 2017 and is the. author of ‘Non-Bullshit Innovation’,