All Feature articles – Page 3
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FeatureTen Key Considerations to Prevent or Mitigate a Ransomware Attack
If ransomware hits, will you pay the attackers? As tempting as it might be, there are many reasons not to pay.
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Feature5 New US State Privacy Laws Take Effect in 2023: Are You Covered?
Privacy professionals that work for companies operating in the US should have a busy year. Throughout 2023, the following US state privacy laws take effect…
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FeatureIrish DPC to Challenge Fellow Regulators in Court Over ‘Problematic’ Direction
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) released details of investigations into two Meta companies on Wednesday, which will change the way the companies target ads. The decisions conclude complaints that were first lodged in May 2018.
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Feature5 Privacy Stories You Might Have Missed Over the Break
Many privacy professionals will be returning to work today after a week or two off. Here are five interesting privacy-related stories you might have missed.
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FeaturePICCASO Awards: Quotes From the Winners
The PICCASO Privacy Awards celebrated the people and organisations making a significant contribution to privacy and data protection on December 8th, 2022.
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Feature#RISK London 2022: Bringing the Whole Risk Community Together
The inaugural #RISK expo on 16 and 17 November 2022 saw thousands of delegates and hundreds of speakers and exhibitors converge on the ExCeL London for two days of learning, meeting and important conversations.
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FeatureMeet the expert: #RISK London welcomes Michelle Griffey
Michelle Griffey will be among experts speaking at #RISK London, coming to the ExCeL this week.
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FeatureMeet the expert: Risk expert Wisdom Aveh to speak at #RISK London
We are delighted to announce Wisdom Aveh as a guest speaker at #RISK London, opening this week at Excel.
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FeatureVirtru: Empowering workforce collaboration - without compromising data protection
We’ve all made mistakes when it comes to security. Whether that’s accidentally hitting “Reply All,” mistakenly sending a report to Sam in sales instead of Sam in finance, absentmindedly clicking on a questionable link, or forwarding an email that contained sensitive information farther down the thread.
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FeatureIs kindness profitable, and the risk of not being kind
Kindness is such a fluffy idea, right? What has kindness got to do with business?
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FeatureThe epidemic of fraud – what keeps you awake at night?
Over the last 12 weeks, in the run-up to #RISK, I’ve interviewed many of our speakers and subject matter experts and the one question I asked everyone was, ‘What keeps you awake at night?’.
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FeatureInformation Commissioner’s Office Releases Guidance on AI: Reducing Bias, Ensuring Privacy and Facilitating Rights Over Automated Decision-Making
AI is advancing fast and is being adopted in numerous everyday contexts, such as recruitment, fraud detection and employee monitoring. While the UK lacks any specific AI-focused regulation, the use of personal data in AI systems is subject to existing rules under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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FeatureAustralia’s Cybersecurity Problem: Is Under-Recruitment to Blame?
Australia suffered two major cyberattacks in October, compromising the personal information of around 14 million people in total. A recent Reuters report suggests that under-recruitment of cybersecurity professionals could be partly to blame.
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FeatureIs a State of Crisis the New Normality?
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)’s latest Risk in Focus 2023 report, headed “Navigating the perfect storm of high-impact interlocking risks”, identifies the following top risks to organisations:
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Feature#RISK London speaker Anil Karmel discusses the digitisation of internal auditing
We are delighted to welcome compliance expert, Anil Karmel to the speakers’ roster at #RISK London, opening at the ExCeL this November.
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FeatureSusan Walsh examines data discovery at #RISK London
Data discovery expert, Susan Walsh will be speaking at #RISK London, coming to the ExCeL this month.
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FeatureEU Digital Services Act: The Importance of Staying Informed on Upcoming Regulations
With data protection, security and other governance risk and compliance responsibilities growing increasingly complex and demanding, some businesses might not have much time to consider their obligations around content moderation.
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FeatureMoney Laundering Fines Against Solicitors’ Firms More Than Tripled Last Year
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) published its annual anti-money laundering (AML) report this week. Part of the SRA’s role is to ensure solicitors and law firms are meeting their increasingly extensive AML obligations. This year saw a significant increase in the number of investigations resulting in “internal outcomes”, which can include anything from formal advice to rebukes and fines.
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FeatureInterserve Fine: Got Internal Security Policies? You’d Better Follow Them
Construction firm Interserve was the latest target of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)’s ongoing enforcement spree, following a 2020 phishing attack that compromised the personal data of up to 113,000 people.
