#RISK Intelligence – Page 141
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NewsUS to regulate pipeline cybersecurity following attack
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to issue its first cyber security regulations for the pipeline industry.
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ReportThe European Commission’s Proposed AI Regulation
In December 2018, the European Commission issued a warning to EU institutions: “the EU risks losing out on the opportunities offered by AI, facing a brain-drain and being a consumer of solutions developed elsewhere.”
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ArticleRed Flag series: Orchestrating RegTech solutions to work together
The first episode of the GRC Red Flag Series discusses the GRC Orchestrate project and calls for firms to work collaboratively on standardising industry-led solutions to RegTech.
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VideoGRC TV: Data Protection & Privacy
Access the on-demand videos below from GRC TV - Data Protection & Privacy
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NewsGermany adopts new data protection and privacy law
For the first time, the legislator has implemented the E-privacy directive requirements on cookies.
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NewsCalifornia Assembly passes voice recognition device bill
The bill will place limits on the use and retention of personal information collected through connected TVs and smart speaker devices.
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WebinarGDPR 3 Years On
Three years on from the entry into force of the GDPR and the privacy landscape is still as complex as ever. The past 12 months have continued to be wrought with action and a heightened sense of privacy awareness.
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NewsCanadian privacy commissioners urge caution on vaccine passports
Vaccine passports are an encroachment on civil liberties and should only be introduced after careful consideration, according to Canada’s privacy commissioners.
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NewsLeaked data of 279m Indonesians ‘being traded online’
Hackers have allegedly accessed personal information of 279m Indonesians stored by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS) and are trading it on the web.
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NewsSenior official warns of risk of major cyber-attack on Australia’s critical infrastructure
Australia’s home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo says the threat posed by sophisticated criminals and state-sponsored hackers is deeply concerning.
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NewsAustralian telecom hit by cyber-attack
TrustedCloud, a cloud-based hosting service, has been compromised in a cyber incident, owner TPG Telecom said in an Australian Securities Exchange filing.
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AnalysisPushing the pace of RegTech adoption to fight the criminals
Next month, Dr Sian Lewin will address FinCrime World Forum on the topic of removing barriers to RegTech adoption in financial crime. Here, she talks about the benefits of technological solutions and explains why the pace of adoption needs to speed up.
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NewsScammers hit Australian property website
Housing portal Domain is warning clients to be careful when securing rental properties on its website after a cyber-attack allowed an unauthorised third party to access personal information and demand deposits.
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NewsGDPR passes ‘pandemic test’ – CNIL
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) withstood the challenge of the coronavirus crisis by being sufficiently flexible during the pandemic, says Marie-Laure Denis, president of French data watchdog CNIL.
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NewsCyber security features prominently in Victorian budge
The Australian state of Victoria is to spend A$300m (US$233m) on digital services in the next four years, with around a sixth earmarked for cyber security to protect public services from attacks.
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NewsChina bans financial payment institutions from crypto business
China’s regulatory authorities have banned financial and payment institutions from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions.
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NewsAmex fined for sending millions of unwanted emails
The European arm of US credit card company American Express Services (Amex) has been ordered to pay a financial penalty by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending almost 4.1m marketing emails to customers who did not want to receive them.
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NewsBiometric data collection ban spreads in Guangdong
The southern Chinese province of Guangdong is prohibiting the collection of biometric information from residents.
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NewsOCC warns of fraudulent emails seeking access to Bitcoin wallet keys
The regulator stated that it did not send the messages nor does it hold any funds for individual benefit.
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NewsHMRC spends over £260K on cybersecurity training
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has spent £262,251 on cybersecurity training for its staff over the past two financial years.
