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NewsInternational Women’s Day: project launches to improve gender equality in GRC industries
GRC World Forums has today announced the launch of the Women in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)Series
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Business Update: Kape Technologies officially acquires Webselenese following three year partnership
The acquisition is said to provide a more comprehensive view on privacy and security issues to help consumers make the best decisions possible. (press release)
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How innovators outperform competitors in banking
2021 will be a hard year for the financial sector. The winning strategy is to accelerate digital transformation: build on customer trust and establish true data-centricity by developing synthetic data capabilities to produce accurate and privacy-compliant synthetic truths to be used as drop-in placement for sensitive, raw data.
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Making the most of multi-cloud Backup as a Service: Nine things to consider
Ask anyone how much they love backup and you get the same response. Laughter. It doesn’t have to be like that, especially if you’re looking for the right solution to handle your on-premises and public cloud IT environments.
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Business Update: “We’ve proven that privacy is a powerful enabler” - Identiq raises $47M in Series A funding
The world’s first anonymous identity validation network announce series A funding to accelerate its network growth, poising them to to become the world’s largest identity validation network. (press release)
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Insight on the ACC Chief Legal Officers Report
The 2021 Chief Legal Officers Survey, undertaken by ACC in partnership with Exterro, builds on responses from 947 CLOs at organisations spanning 21 industries and 44 countries, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive surveys of its kind.
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Singapore sets up programme to combat supply-chain cyber risk
The government in Singapore is to set up a programme to help organisations who run the city state’s critical information infrastructure (CII) to better manage their supply chain’s cyber-security risks
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Microsoft links attacks on Exchange Server to China
Microsoft says it has detected multiple zero-day attacks against on-premise versions of Microsoft Exchange Server.
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Business Update: Arcserve unveils Unified Data Protection 8.0
”Organizations are looking for comprehensive solutions that address both data protection and data security holistically” - Arcserve Unified Data Protection 8.0 does just that. (press release)
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Business Update: UK cyber security boss calls on more women to join her
Jane Chappell of Arcanum Cyber Security hopes to inspire a new generation of women to enter the traditionally male-dominated field. (press release)
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Business Update: IDnow acquires identity Trust Management AG
IDnow announces acquisition of a leading international provider of digital and offline identification solutions from Germany, identy Trust Management AG to create a differentiated identity verification platform. (press release)
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China-linked cyber group ‘targeted Indian power sector’
An investigation by US cyber-security company Recorded Future has found a cyber-campaign by RedEcho, a threat activity group with links to China, targeted the Indian power sector.
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Netherlands DPA reports ‘explosive increase’ in cyber attacks involving data theft
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) last year received 1,173 reports of data leaks in which hacking, malware or phishing were used.
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Business Update: IBM Cloud Satellite enables clients to deliver cloud securely in any environment
Howard Boville, Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform has said “With IBM Cloud Satellite, clients can securely gain the benefits of cloud services anywhere, from the core of the data center to the farthest reaches of the network.” (press release)
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Business Update: OneTrust acquires DocuVision’s Redacted.ai to expand automated data redaction
The combined technology will deliver the first fully automated data subject rights workflow including intake, ID verification, discovery, redaction, and secure response. (press release)
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Luxembourg’s privacy commissioner defends lack of GDPR fines
A commissioner at the Luxembourg data protection agency has defended the lack of fines for General Data Protection Regulator (GDPR) breaches in the country, where many multi-national businesses are based.
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Business Update: Assured Data Protection partners with Confluera
Data Protection Specialist has partnered with leading XDR Provider to deliver a comprehensive cloud data management solution. (press release)
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Business Update: Veeam releases new V11 with 200+ enhancements
Veeam have announced the release of V11, creating the most advanced data protection solution for Cloud, Virtual, Physical and Enterprise workloads. (press release)
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Spain fined €15m for failing to adopt data protection directive
The EU’s Court of Justice has imposed a €15m ($18.0m) financial penalty on Spain for not adopting a European Commission (EC) directive about the protection of personal data. The court also ruled Madrid must pay €89,000 daily while it fails to comply.
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A Post-Brexit Perspective: Managing Personal Data Breaches
Brexit will have a profound effect on how UK businesses address their privacy programs. Faced with new challenges for maintaining data transfers across Europe, organizations need a proactive plan in place to manage personal data breaches.
