The DRIP(A) of Watson
Despite Security Minister Ben Wallace’s attempts to downplay it, the Court of Appeal’s ruling in the Watson case continues the […]
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Ransomware to hit cloud computing in 2018, predicts MIT
Ransomware targeting cloud services is one of the six biggest cyber threats likely to face organisations in 2018, according to […]
‘Responsible Encryption’ Proposal is Nonsensical, Privacy Expert Says
A top Justice Department official wants the tech industry and law enforcement to find common ground on “responsible encryption,” but […]
FBI Discusses Corporate Cybersecurity Needs
Howard S. Marshall, the FBI’s Deputy Assistant Director at its Cyber Division, spoke before a House committee on the biggest […]
French DPA Publishes New Security Guidelines
On January 23, 2018, the French data protection authority (the CNIL) published new guidelines on the security of personal data […]
A Wristband to Track Workers’ Hand Movements?
The e-commerce giant Amazon has won two patents for a tracking technology that can nudge a human hand in the […]
The case for mandatory cybersecurity and privacy certifications
Currently, it is the key question of cybersecurity and privacy strategic policy. The European Union is going through an overhaul […]
2017: The Year of Email Data Breaches
Email data breaches were the main cause of critical data loss in financial, legal and professional firms in the UK […]
Coincheck – the largest cryptocoin hack ever
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange CoinCheck confirmed on Friday that it has been the victim of a massive hack, resulting in what […]
New global cybersecurity center announced at Davos
The World Economic Forum announced plans Wednesday to launch a new coordinating group to counter emerging cybersecurity threats and help […]
UK to fine critical organizations up to $24M if they fail to put in strong cyber security
As companies gear up to make themselves complaint with upcoming data protection regulations in Europe around GDPR, those doing business […]
Was 2017 the year of the breach?
This article is part of an ongoing series on privacy program metrics and benchmarking for incident response management, brought to […]