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Q&ADIFC’s data protection landscape: aligning global measures
As the region approaches the end of the DIFC Data Protection Law transition period, PrivSec spoke with Mohammad Khalaf, Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer at Arab Bank in Jordan to discuss the significance of the new law.
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NewsAustralian banking giant Westpac agrees to pay record A$1.3bn fine for AML failures
Australian banking giant Westpac has agreed to pay A$1.3bn ($900m in US dollars) after admitting money laundering failures.
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ebookHow Businesses Can Meet CCPA Compliance Requirements
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a California state statute intended to enhance California residents’ privacy rights.
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FeatureFinCrime Job Focus: tell us about your role
Do you work in a field tackling financial crime? Don’t miss the chance to feature in one of FinCrime Report’s regular job focus Q&As.
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BlogCriminals are increasingly targeting different banks’ weaknesses
In a world of rapidly evolving technology, how do financial services firms keep up with the criminals? asks Mike Harris
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FeatureThree things to consider when securing multi-cloud environments
Public sector organisations are all at different points on the cloud transformation and digitalisation journey.
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ebookMid-Year CCPA Trends Report 2020
Now that the July 1st enforcement date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has come and gone, the question on every business’s mind is, “How many Data Subject Requests (DSRs) should I expect to receive?”
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Q&AJames Eaton-Lee, Head of Information Security and Data Protection Officer, Oxfam
Ahead of this week’s Data Protection World Forum webinar, Building Security’s Influence in the C Suite, PrivSec catches up with Oxfam’s James Eaton-Lee.
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NewsUK government announces new verification powers for Companies House in AML plan
The UK’s official company register will be required to verify company directors’ identities before they can be appointed, under plans announced by the government.
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AnalysisSARs and the FinCEN Files – did disclosure rules play a part?
The FinCEN Files have shocked many across the world. The leaked documents show banks moved more than $2 trillion between 1999 and 2017 in payments even though they believed them to be suspicious. So how was this allowed to happen?
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FeatureSecurity: more than just “tech”
Ahead of this week’s Data Protection World Forum webinar, Building Security’s Influence in the C Suite, independent cyber security consultant Dr Emma Osborn highlights the importance of owning cyber risk at board level.
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AnalysisThe FinCEN Files and $2trillion in suspicious payments: what you need to know at-a-glance
The FinCEN files have hit the headlines this week but what are they exactly?
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NewsCyber attack linked to death of woman at hacked German hospital
A woman has died in Germany after a cyber attack at the Düsseldorf University Clinic (DUC) caused her to be turned away for emergency medical treatment at the hospital earlier in September.
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NewsUS bank State Street hit with $1.24m AML fine in Australia
US banking giant State Street has been fined $1.24million in Australia for failing to report international fund transfers on multiple occasions.
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BlogThe AML “travel rule”: a new challenge for VASPs and GDPR
A new rule aimed at tackling money laundering through virtual assets is concerning problems, not least with data protection legislation, argues Teggy Altankhuyag
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NewsYoutube faces £2bn UK court battle over alleged children’s privacy breach
YouTube is facing a legal battle over claims it is breaching millions of young people’s privacy and data rights.
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FeatureDon’t Lift and Shift: Evolve
At July’s Last Thursday in Privacy event, Sian John MBE, Microsoft’s EMEA / APJ director of cybersecurity strategy, gave companies transitioning to a cloud service model some food for thought. PrivSec’s Catherine Wycherley caught up with her to get some further insight.
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NewsFinCEN proposes change to US banking AML requirements
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed changes to anti money laundering (AML) requirements to make risk-assessments an explicit obligation for financial institutions.
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NewsFATF publishes ‘red flag’ money laundering indicators for cryptocurrencies
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has outlined “red flag indicators” to help financial institutions detect money laundering and terrorism financing linked to virtual assets.
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ArticleHuman error reveals personal data of 18,000 Welsh Covid-19 sufferers
Public Health Wales yesterday announced a data breach involving the personally identifiable data of 18,105 people resident in Wales who had received a positive test for Covid-19.
