94% of Those Who Pay the Ransom Get the Data Back
According to The State of Ransomware 2020 global study conducted earlier this year on behalf of Sophos, organisations that decide […]
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ICO Issues New Guidance On Covid-19 Testing And Monitoring In The Workplace
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance for employers on complying with data protection law when taking steps to […]
Washington, D.C. Adds Security Requirements in New Data Breach Notification Law
Washington, D.C. amended its data breach notification law (D.C. Act 23-268) on March 26, 2020, expanding the definition of personal […]
TikTok subject of Dutch data protection probe
The watchdog say they will “examine whether TikTok adequately protects the privacy of Dutch children”. The probe will examine whether […]
ICO Warns It Will Punish Those Abusing Data During COVID-19 Outbreak
The Information Commissioner’s Office has tweaked its approach the changing data environment that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing. When it […]
Thunderbolt Flaws Expose Millions of PCs to Hands-On Hacking
The so-called Thunderspy attack takes less than five minutes to pull off with physical access to a device, and it […]
More than 160 million user records from 11 companies for sale on dark web
A new individual or group that appears to be a reincarnation of GnosticPlayers is offering millions of user records for […]
EU wants UK to share more data before it grants access to crime-fighting system
European parliamentary committee says UK should share same amount of fingerprint data as member states. The UK should be denied […]
NHS contact-tracing app must not be released to public without privacy protections, MPs say
The NHS contact-tracing app must not be released in its current form without increased privacy and data protections, a parliamentary […]
Zoom Agrees to Step Up Security After New York Probe
New York state’s top prosecutor announces that the company Zoom would improve security measures, after flaws were detected as the […]
No cookie consent walls — and no, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body
On 4 May, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted an updated version of its guidelines on consent. EDPB stated […]
California’s privacy warriors are back – and this time they want to take their fight all the way to the ballot box
Advocacy group Californians for Consumer Privacy, which started the push for a state-wide data privacy law, announced this week that […]