Year 1 of GDPR: Over 200,000 cases reported, firms fined €56 meeelli… Oh, that’s mostly Google
European data protection agencies have issued fines totalling €56m for GDPR breaches since it was enforced last May, from more […]
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Most ICO data breach reports late and incomplete prior to GDPR
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was released today revealing the amount of late […]
Data breaches up 400 percent, 15 billion records compromised
The number of data breaches increased more than 400 percent in 2018 exposing almost 15 billion records, according to the […]
2 Billion Unencrypted Records Leaked In Marketing Data Breach
Another day, another mega data breach. Except this one is different. More than two billion unencrypted records with very detailed […]
Organizations Taking Less Time to Detect Breaches
Internal security teams at enterprise organizations are generally getting better at detecting compromises, but it’s still taking them well over […]
The Marriott Breach Shows Just How Inadequate Cyber Risk Disclosures Are
Recently, Marriott waited 11 weeks to reveal that 383 million customer records had been compromised, exposing at least 25 million […]
Data protection authorities in Sweden launch investigation into medical service providers
Sweden’s Data Protection Authority has divulged that it has opened investigations into medical service providers, Voice Integrate Nordic. The organisation […]
Do’s and don’ts of incident response
his article outlines some key do’s and don’ts in cases of data breach. Although there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there […]
UK consumers more likely to abandon a breached company
A study by the payment security firm PCI Pal found British folks are far less forgiving of a company that […]
Insurer Offers GDPR-Specific Coverage for SMBs
Companies covered under the EU mandate can get policies for up to $10 million for fines, penalties, and other costs. […]
Alphabet.inc sued for Google data breach and alleged sexual misconduct
Google are up against a “credible basis” for suspicious mismanagement at Google parent firm, Alphabet, following a lawsuit filed in […]
EE failures show how data breaches damage lives
Safeguarding personal data and protecting those to whom the data belongs are often referred to in relation to modern data […]