The Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG) was established in December 2015 by the National Security Council’s Cyber Interagency Policy Committee. The purpose of the IICS WG is to coordinate on major issues in international cybersecurity standardization and thereby enhance U.S. federal agency participation in international cybersecurity standardization. Source: NIST Issues Draft Report: […]
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Germany’s Federal Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media published its guidance on data transfers to third countries under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Guidelines aims at giving practical assistance for the day-to-day use when transferring data. In addition to a brief description of the legal framework for data transmissions, data processing in third countries with […]
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has prepared this guide to assist Australian Government agencies and private sector organisations (entities) prepare for and respond to data breaches in line with their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). The guide is in five parts: Data breaches and the Australian Privacy Act […]
On 10 January 2018 the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph Cannataci, released the Draft Legal Instrument on Government-led Surveillance and Privacy. It aims at giving clear and detailed guidance for the area of government-led or organized surveillance using electronic means. Read the Draft Legal Instrument here.
Automated disadvantage, personalized persuasion, and the societal ramifications of the commercial use of personal information – Working paper. Source: How Companies Use Personal Data Against People
On July 21, 2017, the FTC announced its publication of “Stick with Security,” a series of blog posts on reasonable steps that companies should take to protect and secure consumer data. The posts will build on the FTC’s Start with Security Guide for Businesses , and will be based on the FTC’s 60+ law enforcement […]
At the IAPP Global Privacy Summit in 2016, Deirdre Mulligan and Kenneth Bamberger were presented with Privacy Leadership Awards and gave a keynote address based on the work that led to “Privacy on the Ground,” a book documenting the way privacy is actually done inside organizations around the world. Source: Digging deeper into ‘Privacy on […]
Such organizations often deal in sensitive issues—and many are feeding data about website visitors to corporations
Collection of articles, documents and research on data privacy and cyber-security that caught my eye. Hope, you'll find them useful and interesting.
Collection of articles, documents and research on data privacy and cyber-security that caught my eye.