Google Plus Will Be Shut Down After User Information Was Exposed
Google did not notify authorities of the vulnerabilities in Google Plus, which exposed the data of up to 500,000 users. Google […]
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The user is the new security perimeter: let’s put them at the heart of our strategy
Unstructured data is the hackers’ new ‘black’ As modern working practices continue to develop and evolve, so technology and the […]
FTC’s Privacy Shield Enforcement Actions Show Broader Enforcement Lens
On September 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed settlement agreements with four companies it alleges violated Section 5 […]
French businesses warned over blockchain and GDPR
Businesses can use blockchain technologies but must be mindful of the difficulties doing so could present to their compliance with […]
Thousands of WordPress sites backdoored with malicious code
Thousands of WordPress sites have been hacked and compromised with malicious code this month, according to security researchers at Sucuri […]
A Recent Startup Breach Included Billions of Data Points
Sales intelligence firm Apollo left a “staggering amount” of data exposed online, including 125 million email addresses and nine billion […]
CNIL releases ‘DPO logo’ for at-a-glance recognition
In order to acknowledge the quality of the DPO designated by a data controller, the CNIL has recently released a […]
China reportedly infiltrated Apple and other US companies using ‘spy’ chips on servers
U.S-based server motherboard specialist Supermicro was compromised in China where government-affiliated groups are alleged to have infiltrated its supply chain […]
Finland parliament weakens constitutional privacy right to pass security law
Finland’s parliament voted on Wednesday to add new exceptions to a clause in the constitution that guarantees the right to […]
Germany has little progress in implementation of GDPR
Four months have passed since implementation deadline for the EU’s basic regulation on data protection. Only one quarter of companies […]
French police officer caught selling confidential police data on the dark web
A French police officer has been charged and arrested last week for selling confidential data on the dark web in […]
What does “identity” look like in a GDPR world?
Identity, quite literally, defines who we are. Previously confined to a single piece of paper, then a larger computer database, […]