#RISK Intelligence – Page 140
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NewsPresident vetoes El Salvador’s Personal Data Protection Bill
El Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele has rejected a draft data protection law on the grounds it falls short in key requirements.
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NewsUS defence contractor to pay $50m to settle fraud allegations
Military vehicle manufacturer Navistar Defense has agreed with the US department of justice (DoJ) to pay $50m (€41m) to resolve allegations it fraudulently induced the country’s Marine Corps to modify at inflated prices a suspension system contract for mine-resistant, ambush-protected armoured vehicles.
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NewsPhilippine AML watchdog gears up for prosecutions
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) in the Philippines is prepared to take supervisory action after a review revealed financial businesses submitted incorrect filings in suspicious transaction reports (STRs), says executive director Mel Georgie Racela.
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AnalysisPooling obligations through fincrime utilities can help us be the ‘gatekeeper’
Helene Erftemeijer, ahead of her talk to GRC World Forums next month, discusses an innovative collective transaction monitoring project in the Netherlands and why we must break down siloes to keep up with the criminals
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AnalysisThe key theme: building next generation fincrime partnerships
Next month’s FinCrime World Forum will feature a whole stream of panel debates on future fincrime partnerships. Here we look at some of the eye-catching partnership projects from around the globe
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NewsColorado Senate passes privacy bill
After amending the bill to restore several of the previously eliminated privacy protections, the Colorado Senate unaimously passed the Colorado Privacy Act.
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NewsUpdated privacy bill introduced in Uzbekistan
Proposed changes to Uzbekistan’s criminal code covering misuse of personal data and related matters has passed its first reading in the country’s legislative chamber.
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NewsPrivacy advocacy groups challenges Clearview AI
Privacy International and Max Schrems’ Noyb has filed complaints to European data protection authorities regarding alleged data scraping by Clearview AI.
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NewsBusiness Update: Imperva® Introduces Data Privacy Solution to Help Manage Sensitive Data
Imperva Sonar Platform enhanced with Data Privacy solution monitors, protects and reports on personal data across all data assets (Press Release)
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NewsBusiness Update: Capgemini and Orange announce plan to create “Bleu”, a company to provide a ”Cloud de Confiance” in France
Unprecedented partnership will lead to a new independent cloud platform that aims to meet the French State’s “Cloud de Confiance” label for enhanced data sovereignty (Press Release)
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NewsNHS patient data to be shared with third parties
Patients have until June 23 to opt out of having their health data scraped into a new database.
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NewsBusiness Update: Nexusguard Unveils Easy-to-Launch Anti-DDoS Capabilities
DDoS mitigation leader accelerates protection services for CSPs by eliminating upfront CAPEX (Press Release)
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NewsGermany to probe Google’s processing of users’ data
Bundeskartellamt, Germany’s anti-trust regulator, has launched two investigations into some of Google’s business practices.
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NewsOslo fined for publishing sensitive documents
The city council in Oslo has been ordered to pay NOK400,000 ($48,000, €39,300) by the country’s DPA (Datatilsynet) for making publicly available an individual’s personal information.
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FeatureGRC TV Episode 1 and the big privacy debate
Episode 1: Data Protection and Privacy discusses pragmatism, activism, and arsonism in the privacy space, Big Tech, and the success of Privacy by Design.
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NewsCyber-criminals target Texas unemployment system
A cyber-criminal gang has shared a 13-page tutorial explaining how to successfully commit unemployment identity fraud in Texas.
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NewsHackers force cancellation of hospital care in New Zealand
Restricted health care remains the norm in part of New Zealand more than a week after a ransomware attack knocked out a hospital provider’s online systems in what has been described as the country’s largest ever cyber-attack.
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FeatureTwo must attend livestream experiences - PrivSec Global & FinCrime World Forum
Next month, GRC World Forums will kick off Tuesday 22nd June with the first day of two live and on-demand livestream experiences.
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NewsSecurity leaders more concerned about data breach litigation
Nine out of 10 security leaders are more concerned about the threat of legal action than receiving regulatory fines, according to new research.
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NewsAir India confirms breach hit 4.5 million passengers
Months after the air transport data giant SITA reported a data breach, Air India has confirmed that the cyber attack in February has compromised the personal data of 4.5 million of its customers.
