Data privacy issues and compliance
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Data privacy issues and compliance News
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July 29, 2019
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Jul'19
Untangling GDPR fines with Synopsys' Tim Mackey
Tim Mackey of Synopsys tries to clear up some of the mystery around how GDPR regulators determine the fines levied on companies for major data breaches or privacy violations.
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July 09, 2019
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Jul'19
British Airways security incident garners record GDPR fine
The ICO plans to levy a record GDPR fine of nearly $230 million against British Airways for a security incident that led to 500,000 customers having their data compromised.
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June 06, 2019
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Jun'19
Why larger GDPR fines could be on the horizon
There haven't been many fines under the General Data Protection Regulation since the EU data privacy law went into effect a year ago. But experts warn that will likely change.
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May 08, 2019
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May'19
Google I/O 2019 keynote brings focus on security and privacy
After being a no-show at last year's conference, security and privacy improvements were big themes at Google I/O's first day, including discussion on federated learning.
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EU GDPR terms to know
Compliance regulations can be complicated to follow, particularly in the new age of data privacy. Here's a breakdown of the must-know terms for companies who are subject to GDPR. Continue Reading
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checksum
A checksum is a value that represents the number of bits in a transmission message and is used by IT professionals to detect high-level errors within data transmissions. Continue Reading
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payload (computing)
In computing, a payload is the carrying capacity of a packet or other transmission data unit. The term has its roots in the military and is often associated with the capacity of executable malicious code to do damage. Technically, the payload of a ... Continue Reading
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Clashes between AI and data privacy affect model training
Enterprises' lax data rules reveal weaknesses around AI and model training -- particularly machine learning's reliance on unrestrained big data collection. Continue Reading
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State data privacy laws, regulations changing CISO priorities
Attorney and IT security expert Scott Giordano discusses how the growing number of state data privacy laws are changing CISOs' information management role. Continue Reading
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Infoblox's Cricket Liu explains DNS over HTTPS security issues
Cricket Liu, chief DNS architect at Infoblox, explains how DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS improve security, as well as challenges the new protocols may soon raise for enterprises. Continue Reading
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IoT data privacy forces organizations to rethink data ownership
Now more than ever, providers of IoT devices and experiences play an integral role in addressing IoT data privacy issues and influencing outcomes, market forces and societal health. Continue Reading
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3 ways to shore up third-party risk management programs
A new Nemertes research study shows enterprises need to adopt third-party risk management programs that jettison manual checklists in favor of automated tools, hands-on risk assessments and dedicated risk teams. Continue Reading
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IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act calls for deployment standards
The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act would require development of security standards and guidelines for federal IoT devices, but CISOs in the private sector could also benefit. Continue Reading
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GDPR and backup: What have we learned in one year?
A customer's deletion request continues to be a sticking point regarding backup and GDPR compliance. Learn guidance about this issue and others, following GDPR's first birthday. Continue Reading
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Dark data raises challenges, opportunities for cybersecurity
Dark data is the data enterprises didn't know they had. Splunk CTO Tim Tully explains where this data is hiding, why it's important and how to use and secure it. Continue Reading
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Q&A: Why data security controls are a hard problem to solve
Feeling less friendly after Facebook? "There is a great deal of power in being able to combine data-sources," says Jay Jacobs, security data scientist. Continue Reading