Highest reported breaches ever according to ICO annual report
UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released its annual report for 2017 – 2018. One of the most obvious […]
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5 Lessons Learned on Data Breach Management
The GDPR mandates controllers and processors to have technical and organizational measures in place to ensure an appropriate level of […]
India launches investigation on Facebook data breach
CBI has initiated a preliminary enquiry against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research for alleged illegal personal data harvesting of […]
Irish DPA receives over 1,100 reports of data breaches under GDPR
More than 1,100 reports of data breaches involving people’s personal information have been received by the Data Protection Commission in […]
Breach reporting: lessons learned
Amongst the most immediate and visible impacts of the GDPR is the requirement to report data breaches to the Information […]
Reddit hack: data held in 2007 exposed
Reddit, the website supporting discussion and content ratings, has confirmed it was subject to a data breach, affecting all data […]
Latest picks on privacy – July 26
Weekly listing of articles, reports and news pieces about cybersecurity, privacy and data protection that caught my eye.
How privacy is moving data security to the top of corporate agendas
It’s no longer privacy vs security. Regulations like GDPR and customer data breaches have joined privacy and security efforts at […]
More than 40% of reported security breaches are caused by employee negligence
Research shows that employees are often the root cause of business security breaches. More training will help, but better security […]
ICO receives record number of breach notifications
In UK the number of self-reported data breaches has increased by 29% from 2,447 last year to 3,156 this year. […]
Telefonica breach leaves data on millions exposed
Identity and payment information – including land line and mobile numbers, national ID numbers, addresses, banks, names and call records […]
A data breach may be more expensive than you think, thanks to these hidden costs
Data breach can cost $3.86 million, according to IBM report. The amount of time it takes to find a data […]