EU GDPR Archive
Since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in effect, EU residents have the ‘right of access’ to their data. If your organization collects or uses their data, they can request: Confirmation that their data is being processed Access …
According to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, “There are two ways to be fooled: one is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” What Kierkegaard is telling us is something about which …
Fame is a fickle mistress. One minute your popularity seems insurmountable, you’re riding the crest of public opinion, you can gain the world’s attention with the slightest of efforts and everyone seems interested in your every utterance. The next, you’re …
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be enforced from May, requiring all organizations that handle EU residents’ data to abide by its strict terms. If yours is one of the millions of organizations that need to comply with the GDPR, then no doubt …
New technologies, whether from Apple, Facebook or other organizations always cause regulatory confusion. When cars were first developed and sold in large numbers in the early 20th century, the streets were chaos: there were no stop signs, warning signs, traffic …
IT Governance USA has launched a new survey to learn where organizations stand on current cyber related regulations. Findings will be used to develop new courses, services, products, and webinars. The seven-question “The Effect of Regulations in Business” survey aims …
2018 may have seen fewer breaches than 2017, but more sensitive information was compromised. According to a report by Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, the number of exposed records more than doubled from 2017–2018. Findings The number of breaches …
The Minnesota DHS (Department of Human Services) announced that an employee’s email account was accessed by criminal hackers last September.The phishing attack may have exposed the PII (personable identifiable information) of about 3,000 people within its Children and Family Services …
In January, Ascension’s server suffered a security lapse that allowed information on 24 million bank, mortgage and other loans to be accessed online. The server contained decades worth of data, but was not password protected. The lack of security allowed …
2018 was a year of massive data breaches. From tech giants to small businesses, no organization was immune. With the passing of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), data privacy has become one of the most crucial issues worldwide. …
