British Airways is facing £183 million fine for 2018 data breach
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) wants British Airways to pay a £183.39 million (nearly $230 million) fine for failing to protect personal and financial …
Priorities IT pros follow to ensure ingrained privacy and compliance
Products that help businesses discover and map data flows top the list of purchase plans and the privacy team is playing a larger role in privacy tech purchasing decisions as …
Consumers believe privacy is not possible, leading to a change in online behavior
82% of online users in the US and 75% in the UK are choosing to change the way they behave online, according to a new consumer survey by FigLeaf. For these respondents, 74% …
Interoperability and security remain critical factors in any smart city deployment
Smart cities are expected to be commonplace within the next 10 years, according to a new poll by Wi-SUN Alliance. Over half of respondents expect to see widespread smart city …
Regulation readiness: Embracing the privacy legislation wave ahead
There are a few certainties in life. Your attempt to use the fifteen-item express checkout line with sixteen items will be denied by the seventeen-year-old cashier. The …
One year of GDPR application: Europeans well aware of their digital rights
Europeans are relatively well aware of the new data protection rules, their rights and the existence of national data protection authorities, to whom they can turn for help …
How employees and their organizations are prioritizing data privacy
Employees in the UK expressed greater understanding of privacy laws, and better training opportunities, than those in the U.S., the ObserveIT survey reveals. The survey polled …
Human error still the cause of many data breaches
With the incidence of reported data breaches on the rise, more than half of all C-suite executives (C-Suites) (53%) and nearly three in 10 Small Business Owners (SBOs) (28%) …
GDPR implementation lessons can help with CCPA compliance
The ever increasing number of data breaches has made consumers more aware of how their data is being used and has emphasized the importance of keeping personal data private, …
Will self-driving cars represent a new mode for surveillance?
Picture the future, where driving is a thing of the past. You can hop in your car or one from a ride-share, buckle up and tell the car where you want to go. During your ride, …
US border agency contractor breached, license plate and travelers’ photos stolen
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a hacker may have stolen sensitive data collected by the agency from a subcontractor’s network. “On May 31, …
Analytics and automation solutions to help contact center IT staff ensure compliance
91% of of contact center IT staff believe increasing contact center compliance software investment should be considered a priority in the next year. 83% of contact center …
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