EU GDPR Archive
According to a “Washington Post Online” story, data breaches have become the norm. Consumers have come to expect that their data is at risk, and will continue to shop or do business with a company even if it has suffered …
Just months earlier, the attorney generals from all U.S. states announced that California-based Uber was hit with a $148 million fine for failing to report a 2016 data breach. Now, the UK’s ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) has fined Uber £385,000 …
Law firms arguably hold more sensitive data than any other type of business. After all, it’s not only their corporate data they need to account for, but also that of their clients. Files and servers contain intellectual property information, financial …
What is a DPIA? A DPIA (data protection impact assessment) is, effectively, a type of risk assessment. A core part of a DPIA is identifying risks and working out how likely they are to occur and the impact they would …
On November 1, rigorous amendments to Canada’s PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act) took effect. The law, which applies to private-sector organizations operating in Canada or doing business with Canadian customers, now requires mandatory reporting of certain security …
A version of this blog was originally published on April 24 2018. Although the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is now in effect, many organizations are still working towards compliance. One part of the Regulation tripping people up is …
In the middle of a market suffering lower-than-expected earnings reports, two tech companies stand out for their approaches to privacy. Google, which recently shuttered its social media service Google Plus following a major data breach, is now under scrutiny from …
Indian-based food delivery service provider FreshMenu is facing a fierce backlash after it was found to have covered up a data breach affecting 110,000 customers. HIBP (Have I Been Pwned) disclosed the incident in September 2018, but said the breach …
Last August, a 16-year-old teen, hailing from Melbourne, Australia, took a bite out of Apple. The savvy kid hacked Apple’s servers and stole 90GB of secure files. Upon arrest, the cyber criminal told the police he did it because he loves the …
IT Governance USA is launching a podcast series, November 8 to help individuals and organizations get #BreachReady. The first episode is scheduled for Thursday, November 8 and will be posted on our website, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. With reports suggesting …
