CBP updates Border Search of Electronic Device Directive
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released today an update to the agency’s Directive governing Border Searches of Electronic Devices. This […]
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The Importance of HR to Cybersecurity
After a cybersecurity breach, second guessing can often turn into a blood sport. The business often blames Human Resources and […]
Why Companies in Mexico Should Reassess Their Compliance with Data Privacy Protocols—and Their Risk of a Data Breach
According to the Constitution of Mexico, the protection of personal data is a fundamental right of all Mexican citizens. Under […]
Fines under GDPR wait for businesses that fail to fix known security flaws now, says UK watchdog
Data breaches that arise after new EU data protection laws take effect but which stem from security flaws that were […]
How Meltdown and Spectre Were Independently Discovered By Four Research Teams At Once
The uncanny coincidences among the Meltdown and Spectre discoveries raise questions about “bug collisions”—and the safety of the NSA’s hidden […]
Tech companies can barely keep up huge security flaws
Security experts scrambled on Friday to try to reassure computer users worldwide that a newly discovered type of security flaw […]
Why we need to stop using personally identifiable information as a form of access
Last year over 2.2 billion personal records were hacked. In 2018 expect data firms to move away from using identifiers […]
How to Assess a Vendor’s Data Security
Perhaps you’re an office manager tasked with setting up a new email system for your nonprofit, or maybe you’re a […]
Recent Trends, Future Predictions, and Effective Risk Assessments
Risk assessments are a fundamental part of any organization’s risk management process. But many organizations still do not incorporate true […]
Italian DPA forces an Italian Party to update its CMS
Italian Data Protection Authority obliged an italian party Movimento Cinque Stelle to update its web site Content Management System, reserving […]
Meltdown and Spectre – what should organisations be doing to protect people’s personal data?
This week Google’s Project Zero team published details of serious security flaws, Meltdown and Spectre, which affect almost every modern […]
US DoC and Homeland Security releases draft report on botnets and other threats
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a draft report to President Trump […]