Unsecured server exposes data for 85% of all Panama citizens
An Elasticsearch server left connected to the internet without a password, or firewall protection, has leaked what appears to be […]
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Administrative fine of 170.000 € imposed on Bergen Municipality
The Norwegian Supervisory Authority (Datatilsynet) has imposed an administrative fine of 1.6 million Norwegian kroner, or the equivalent of 170.000 […]
Turkish watchdog fines Facebook $271,000 for data breach
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority (KVKK) said on Friday it had fined Facebook a total of 1.65 million lira ($270,976.01) […]
Benchmarking Data on the First Anniversary of the GDPR
Organizations should already have most of the basic structures for compliance with GDPR in place – the ability to respond […]
61% of IT professionals have experienced a serious data breach
McAfee revealed in its Grand Theft Data II – The Drivers and Shifting State of Data Breaches, that IT security […]
Security Incident Mitigation Strategy: Effective Negotiation of Technology Contract Limitations of Liability
There is always significant negotiation around caps on liability when negotiating a contract with a technology vendor. If the vendor […]
New laws should strengthen security across Internet of Things
New laws may soon be passed to improve the security of IoT gadgets, in the wake of an increasing number […]
Irish data regulator looking into Facebook password gaffe
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DCP) has confirmed it’s looking into the hundreds of millions of passwords that Facebook stored without […]
Hacker Finds He Can Remotely Kill Car Engines After Breaking Into GPS Tracking Apps
A hacker broke into thousands of accounts belonging to users of two GPS tracker apps, giving him the ability to […]
Italy’s DPA Fines Data Processor for Information Security Failures
Italian Data Protection Authority, Garante, has issued a 50,000 EUR fine against a data processor platform for its failures to […]
EU Commission Issues Recommendation on Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector
The European Commission has published a Recommendation on cybersecurity in the energy sector. The Recommendation builds on recent EU legislation […]
Your Data Might Be Safe in the Cloud But What Happens When It Leaves the Cloud?
Cloud service providers can successfully protect data physically and technologically while it is in the cloud, but that information can […]