All GRC World Forums articles in October 2020 – Page 4
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PWC Middle East launches DIFC-backed data protection compliance tool
PwC Middle East has launched a data privacy assessment tool to help companies in Dubai comply with new data protection legislation.
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End-to-end encryption could pose threat to children, warns US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and Japan
Certain uses of encryption technology pose challenges to public safety, including to highly vulnerable members of society such as sexually exploited children, according to a statement issued earlier this week by the United States Department of Justice and signed by six other nations.
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Former US security chief warns of increased cyber crime due to coronavirus
The former head of the US National Security Agency has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has significantly increased cyber risk, with companies likely to face a growing number of attacks.
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Brazil’s new data protection regime
As the LGPD finally came into effect last month, PrivSec Report explores the new law and the impact it could have on the Brazilian data protection ecosystem and culture.
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Identifying, verifying and authenticating customers – which tech options will you go for?
Know Your Customer rules are tightening but bank customers increasingly want fast sign-up and quick banking. FinCrime Report looks at some of the identification and verification technologies currently being used to prevent fraud and money laundering in an increasingly complex landscape while ensuring user experience remains positive.
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Building an Insider Threat Program for your Organization
Cybersecurity measures are often focused on threats from outside an organization rather than threats posed by individuals inside an organization.
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The UK’s Department for Education ‘failed to protect children’s data’, ICO finds
A National Pupil Database held by the UK’s Department of Education had ‘no formal proactive oversight’ to protect children’s data, the Information Commissioner’s Office has found.
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Businessman with criminal links hands over £10m to UK investigators following Unexplained Wealth Order first
A UK businessman with links to serious criminals has surrendered property worth nearly £10m after an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) was issued to force him to reveal where his money came from.
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Q&A
FinCrime Job Focus: Ellison Anne Williams, CEO & Founder, Enveil
In our latest reader-submitted Q&A, Ellison Anne Williams explains how she has worked to make homomorphic encryption commercially practical for anti-money laundering and data protection
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‘SARs are used as a free pass for bankers and this must stop’: US regulation chief hits out following FinCEN Files
The head of one of the most influential US regulators has heavily criticised the actions of bankers and called for radical change following the publication of the FinCEN Files.
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Scaling Data Governance in Line with Business Growth
Strong data governance involves getting the right people, processes and technologies in place that are needed to manage and protect the organisations data assets. It forms the basis for effective Legal GRC practices and makes the efficient use of trustworthy data possible.
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CJEU ruling poses threat to UK adequacy decision post-Brexit
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) yesterday ruled that the scope of European fundamental rights to privacy, data protection and freedom of expression extends to mass data retention and collection for national security purposes.
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Cybersecurity measures are often focused on threats from outside an organization rather than threats posed by individuals inside an organization.
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European privacy laws to blame for continued self-harm content, says Instagram
Content that breaks Instagram’s own rules on promoting and glamourising eating disorders and self-injury can still be found on the platform, an investigation has revealed.
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Article
Police confirm sex crime victims’ data leaked by Greater Manchester Police in test gone wrong
Highly sensitive data including the names and addresses of thousands of victims was accidentally leaked by Greater Manchester Police (GMP), police confirm.
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Blog
Navigating open banking while keeping the fraudsters at bay
In the open banking era customer user experience is key, but how do you also ensure assets are protected from fraudsters? Frans Labuschagne of Entersekt outlines some ideas
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The Glass House: anonymity and data exposure in an AI world
All organizations live in a Glass House. From ISP’s to content delivery networks to website advertising, all commercial internet activity is being tracked, collected and monetized by a highly-automated data broker marketplace.
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Belgian DPA asks EU court for permission to take regulatory action against Facebook
The Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) will be appearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxemburg today in a bid to gain regulatory action against Facebook.
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US Treasury warns making ransomware payments could breach sanctions regulations
The US Treasury department has warned that facilitating payments to cybercriminals to remove ransomware from IT systems risks breaching sanctions regulations.