Chief Information Security Officer for the World Health Organization Flavio Aggio has revealed that there has been a massive increase in the amount of cyber-attack registered against his group since the COVID-19 Pandemic began. When […]
Privacy Authority to impose $8 Million Penalty Google has announced that it intends to appeal the recent General Data Protection Regulation fine, its second, levied by Sweden’s Data Protection Authority against the internet giant. A […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules still apply during public health emergencies such as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak. When preventing and dealing with cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused […]
In Sweden, the Data Protection Authority (DPA) has taken the decision to sanction a 75 million kronor (US$8 million) General Data Protection Regulation Penalty in relation to a “failure to comply”. This step was taken […]
As it typically the case when large-scales global events take place, the COVID 19 Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in cybercriminals attempting to use the situation to target unsuspecting individuals and companies as they attempt to […]
Hackers, spammers and cybercriminals are always leveraging current events to try and target susceptible Internet, SMS and email users and the coronavirus COVID 19 is no different. In the United States an alerts has been […]
In the United Kingdom the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been contacted by Virgin Media to advise them that the personal data belonging to over 900,000 customers has been illegally obtained by an unauthorised third […]
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, or ICO, has imposed a fine of £500,000 ($603,750) on Cathay Pacific Airways for its failure to adequately protect the personal data of customers. The half-million pounds fine is in […]
The Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) in the United Kingdom has sanctioned a £500,000 data breach penalty against airline Cathay Pacific in relation to security lapses which exposed of 111,578 UK citizens and up to 9.4 […]
In the United Kingdom, a report issued by the Independent Chief Inspectorate of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has revealed that the Home Office (UK) has broken the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation 100 times […]
The Lake Success, NY-located home health company, Personal Touch Home Care (PTHC), has begun contacting clients to advise them that a ransomware attack on its Wyomissing, PA-based IT vendor, Crossroads Technologies Inc. may have resulted […]
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which became enforceable on January 1 2020 has resulted in may Californian-based businesses struggling to ascertain what they must do to achieve compliance with the new legislation. In addition […]
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