All PrivSec World Forum articles
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FeatureMax Schrems on the EU-US Data Transfer Saga, ‘Hate Mail’, and His Next Court Case
Max Schrems is honorary chairman at the European Centre for Digital Rights, or “noyb” (None of Your Business). Schrems is best known for his landmark court cases against Facebook, which brought down two international data transfer agreements between the EU and the US.
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FeatureCan European Regulators Stop Clearview AI?
The US-based facial recognition company Clearview AI once told investors that “almost everyone in the world” could soon be identifiable via its biometric database. The company’s methods have been declared illegal in multiple jurisdictions—most recently in the UK. But do European regulators actually have any power to stop Clearview AI?
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FeatureDon’t miss the editor’s top five sessions at PrivSec World Forum
With two weeks to go to PrivSec World Forum, event editor and research director, Robert Bateman shares his top five sessions to look out for.
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ArticleThe Splintering of Global Data Flows: Is the ‘Risk-Based Approach’ Dead?
To combat foreign government surveillance, European data protection regulators are taking an increasingly hardline stance on GDPR enforcement that could drastically change the internet. Some argue that a more pragmatic, “risk-based approach” could help avoid severe disruption. But a recent decision against Google suggests those people are losing the debate.
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NewsEU politicians were victims of Israeli spyware
Hackers have been targeting senior figures at the European Commission, official reports say.
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NewsRussia’s war against Ukraine prompts Munich Re to tighten cyber insurance policy
Germany’s Munich Re Group has gone through a rewording process to exclude war from its cyber insurance policies.
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NewsIT response plans lacking despite increasing ransomware threat
While the majority of state and local IT leaders in the US consider ransomware and associated cyber-risks to be an ongoing threat to their organisation, almost half of private and public sector entities are yet to put appropriate incident response plans in place.
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NewsCybersecurity fears now greater than Covid anxiety for global business community
Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally in 2022, with the threat of ransomware attacks, data breaches or major IT outages causing the most anxiety for cyber specialists.
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NewsRussian cybercriminals’ campaign hit by FBI, US says
The FBI has seized a huge stash of IT hardware belonging to Russian military hackers, the White House has said.
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NewsData privacy violations sees Danske Bank reported to authorities
The data protection regulator in Denmark has reported the country’s Danske Bank to police following the institution’s failure to delete customers personal information in its IT systems, the bank reported today.
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NewsZero trust devices growing in popularity despite industry challenges
New research finds that more organisations are turning to zero trust for device access, but adoption rates are being held back by implementation challenges.
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NewsCyber criminals using underground economies to hit businesses
A new study has shed light on a growing collaborative force among cyber criminals that is leading to increasing online attacks against small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
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FeatureIs the UK Data Protection Regulator’s Independence Under Threat?
In an interview with POLITICO on 23 March, UK Information Commissioner John Edwards said he had “made it very clear” that the government’s proposed data protection reforms must not “undermine the independence” of the country’s data regulator, the ICO.
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NewsState railway network in Italy may have been victim of Russian cyberattack
The Italian railway company, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) has announced the potential occurrence of a cyberattack following the temporary failure of some ticket sales services earlier this week.
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NewsWorker behaviours in finance threaten industry cybersecurity
The pandemic has forced digital transformation like never before, making the balancing act between security and employee experience more important than ever.
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NewsRussia hits back over US accusations of cyberattack potential
Moscow has refuted US claims that Russia may be readying itself to unleash a major cyberattack campaign in response to sanctions imposed by Western allies, stating that Russia does not engage in bandit behaviour.
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NewsCyberattack increase risks overwhelming workloads, security experts say
Rising instances of cyberattack are causing spiralling risk to digital infrastructures and remote workers.
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NewsUS government issues warning over “preparatory” cyberattacks from Russia
A senior official at the White House has said that enterprises in the US that offer critical infrastructure solutions should move to bolster their cybersecurity defences in light of developing Russian web-based threats.