The amount of data breaches that were conducted globally in 2019 was more than in any other previous year, coming in at a total of 7,098 detected breaches. While this might be seen as just […]
Sports retailer Decathlon, which has outlets in 49 countries globally, has reported a data breach that impacted 123 million records which incorporated unencrypted passwords. The breach was first noticed by VPNmentor on 12 February, and […]
In Ireland, following the publication of the Data Protection 2019 Annual Report, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner has indicated that a litany of large General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine may be on the way […]
Since it became enforceable on May 25 2018 the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has has wide-reaching effects on the data privacy of Internet Browsers as it seeks to ensure that it always […]
In Ireland the Data Protection Commission has become the latest data protection authority in the European Union to instigate an enquiry into the data processing that is being carried out by online dating service Tinder […]
The HIPAA password requirements list the procedures must be established in order to successfully and safely create, amend and protect passwords unless a different, equally-effective security measure is put in place. We suggest the best […]
In California a state senator in California is submitting proposed legislation which would allow for greater direct supervision in relation to direct genetic testing companies to the consumer. Santa Ana Democratic Senator Thomas Umberg has […]
A newly-published report from the ransomware incident response outfit Coveware indicates that payments completed by ransomware victims grew noticeably during Q4, 2019. The average ransomware payment grew by 200% during Q4, as two of the […]
In the United Kingdom the data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has issued a warning to businesses that they must adhere to existing data protection legislation as the country moves away from the […]
Experts at TechCrunch have discovered a security flaw in a website hosting an internal customer relationship management system used by the clinical laboratory network LabCorp. While the system was password protected, the experts discovered found […]
Since it was introduced on May 25 2018, €114m in fines and more than 160,000 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data breach notifications have been registered by data protection authorities in the European Union, with […]
A General Data Protection Regulation complaint has been submitted in Norway against LGBTQ+ social networking app Grindr and a number of online advertising companies. The complaints in question were submitted by the Norwegian Consumer Council […]
A cyber breach that impacted approximately 14 million customers of Dixons Carphone in the UK has resulted in the highest possibly fine being applied to the retailer. It was discovered that the tills in retails […]
An advisory has been released by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra reminding consumers of their new rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which became enforceable January 1 this year. In the advisory Becerra […]
Since it became enforceable on May 25 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had a massive impact on how business is conducted throughout the EU and around the world. Companies must now take […]
As the number of medical professionals using personal mobile devices to communicate and collaborate on patient concerns increases it becomes more and more important to ensure that healthcare groups address the use of technology and […]
The FBI has released a TLP:Amber alert as a reaction to a number of cyberattacks involving the ransomware strainsLockerGoga and MegaCortex. The threat actors employing these ransomware variants have been focusing on large enterprises and […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has revealed a $65,000 HIPAA violation settlement has been agreed with West Georgia Ambulance, Inc., to address multiple breaches of Health Insurance Portability […]
The first ever General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) penalty in the United Kingdom has been sanctioned against a London-based pharmacy by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ICO has fined Doorstep Dispensaree €325,000 (UK£275,000) by the […]
From today the Californian Consumer Privacy Act becomes enforceable, state-level legislation that obligates companies to alert users of the intent to monetize their data, and give them a simple way of opting out of this. […]
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