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7 steps for getting your organization GDPR-ready
While the EU has had long established data protection standards and rules, its regulators haven’t truly commanded compliance until now. Under the General Data Protection …
GDPR: Whose problem is it anyway?
With the GDPR deadline looming on May 25, 2018, every organization in the world that transmits data related to EU citizens is focused on achieving compliance. And for good …
What is the impact and likelihood of global risks?
The World Economic Forum, a not-for-profit foundation that each year gathers participants from around the world to discuss a wide range of global issues, has published its …
Why GDPR will drive a best practice approach
When GDPR was first discussed, many feared that it would force businesses to act more insular and become more defensive about their data. Some even believed there would be a …
What the rise of cyber indictments means for 2018
The growing implementation of indictments throughout 2017 was arguably the most impactful government action to counter cyber attacks, and yet received little attention. In …
More than half of US-based employees have never heard of GDPR
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline approaching, new research from MediaPro shows more than half of US-based employees have never heard of the …
CBP releases new guidelines on phone, laptop searches at US borders
Late last week, the US Customs and Border Protection agency released an update to its Directive governing Border Searches of Electronic Devices. According to the new …
DHS insider breach resulted in theft of personal info of staff and people involved in investigations
The US DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that the “privacy incident” discovered in May 2017 resulted in the theft of personally identifiable …
Building a program for GDPR compliance: Can you answer these key questions?
The clock is ticking and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will start to be enforced in May. Now is a critical time for organizations to plan, budget and make any …
2018: The year of the NIS Directive
In 2017 the GDPR buzz reached peak intensity, even in the cybersecurity community. It practically drowned out any mentions of another important upcoming EU law: The Network …
Hacker who tried to spring friend from jail will end up in prison himself
A Michigan man by the name of Konrads Voits pleaded guilty to hacking Washtenaw County’s computer network and changing the Washtenaw County Jail records, with the intent …
Andromeda botnet dismantled in international cyber operation
On 29 November 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in close cooperation with the Luneburg Central Criminal Investigation Inspectorate in Germany, Europol’s …
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