All articles by PrivSec Report – Page 9
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ebookRansomware: Defense in Layer
Organizations need backup software that not only ensures top-level backup and recovery, but also limits the number of entry points for ransomware.
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ebookData Privacy in the Public Cloud
In a way, the challenges related to data privacy in the public cloud is like an exponential of an exponential.
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FeaturePreparing for the ‘new normal’ in cyber security
The global coronavirus pandemic has added an enormous strain on employees’ ability to work remotely.
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FeatureGDPR in a post-Brexit world
A new transition period has begun in which the UK has until the end of December 2020 to negotiate a new relationship with the EU.
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NewsUK Healthcare sector remains the most at-risk sector
New findings reveal that in the US, healthcare was the most breached industry during the first quarter of 2020.
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FeatureArtificial Intelligence: addressing the risks to data privacy and beyond
As more companies are implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a core part of their digital transformation, there is a requirement for boards to focus on the risks related to AI use of personal data and the potential bias and unpredictability in its output.
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FeatureGDPR: 2 Year Anniversary
The 25th May 2020 marked two years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 came into force in the UK. The change in law saw the biggest change in data protection law in 20 years and gave the regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the ability to impose much tougher sanctions and levy higher fines on organisations that fail to comply with data protection law.
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ebookDigital Contact Tracing: A Pragmatic Approach
The COVID-19 contact tracing apps have made the headlines recently and have been a widely debated topic, especially among privacy professionals.
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FeatureThe Cybercrime Trends and Challenges We Have Faced During COVID-19
It should come as no surprise that since the emergence of COVID-19 last year there has been a month on month increase in the level of malicious activities relating to the pandemic, with cybercriminals using it as a new hook to bait their unsuspecting victims. In actual fact, the overall level of cybercrime in general has not increased dramatically, but many threat actors have jumped at the opportunity to switch from existing lures to those relating to COVID-19.
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ebookFrom Privacy to Preference
This whitepaper addresses various issues around consent & preference management, and helps you better manage its complexity.
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ebookFrom Privacy to Preference
2 years after GDPR’s implementation (Europe), and just a couple of months after CCPA’s launch (United States), marketing departments are still in the dark about the data they can collect and how they will be authorised to use them.
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FeatureWhat is the true cost of handling DSARs?
The Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) has become synonymous with protecting individuals’ data privacy rights from misuse by public administrators and private enterprise.
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FeatureRethinking ‘Disproportionate Effort’ exemption under GDPR for web-scraping
Can Data Controllers (web-scrapers) be exempt from the requirement to provide privacy notice if doing this is high-cost and it drains company resources? If they can, how?
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FeatureStablecoins ecosystem: a promise that can be kept
The European Parliament, on 13 September 2019, issued a note wherein it observed that the introduction of a privately governed currency (here, Libra) could fundamentally challenge the current EU financial framework, conflict with EU law and tax requirements, and violate consumer rights.
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FeatureData Privacy vs Utility Fallacy
Among the many serious challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented businesses and individuals alike with, a long talked about and complex discussion has also arisen once again: what is worth giving up personal privacy for?
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FeatureGDPR 2 Years In: Achieving GDPR Compliance 2 Years On
“Data is the new oil”, is a phrase we hear too often in the modern world. Organisations across the world are transacting and storing explosive amounts of data. This data includes sensitive private data belonging to their customers.
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ArticleSuspected scam gadget store tops Google Search results
A suspected scam store, featuring hard-to-find gadgets topped Google search results for days. The site titled ‘MyTechDomestic’ accepted payments via direct bank transfers only, despite indicating support for credit cards and PayPal, and falsely claimed to be owned by a UK-registered company.
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FeatureRemote Working: The Information Governance Challenge of the Decade
Whilst having to adapt to a new normal, people around the world are experiencing firsthand the difficulties of working and even schooling from home. Not only are we trying to balance work and life over the long haul, but we are also frantically juggling work and life in real-time.
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ebookData Protection Is Everyone’s Job, so It’s No One’s Job
Implementing data protection is an ambiguous area of responsibility for too many organizations, and well-meaning truisms like “Security is everybody’s job” do not help the situation.
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NewsFake news online and the health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Internet has gradually become crucial in our everyday lives as we use it for work, leisure, communicating with loved ones and getting all the information we need.