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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Data Protection Insights

The Year Ahead – Predictions for Data Protection and Management in 2022

January 5, 2022

As we move into 2022, developments in ransomware, growing data sprawl, hybrid working, the nascent but growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies will continue to make a significant impact on data protection and management.

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Cyber Security Insights

Cybersecurity in 2018: What You Need to Know

July 9, 2018

Cybersecurity issues in 2018 are becoming a day-to-day struggle for businesses. To keep your organization and customers secure, you will need to know the latest movements in cybersecurity.

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Data Protection Insights

GDPR Derogations and How to Prepare for Member State Variation

September 29, 2017

While one of the primary goals of the GDPR is to harmonize data protection laws across the EU, there are over 50 provisions, which allow GDPR derogations by Member States.

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Cyber Security Insights

Want to Stop Fraud? Start with Separation of Duties

December 20, 2022

Mapping toxic combinations and implementing separation of duties rules doesn’t have to be a painful process. Strong, regularly maintained SOD controls can help organizations identify and remediate those toxic combinations in an efficient and straightforward manner, limiting the potential damage of fraud and identity-based attacks.

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Data Privacy Insights

The True Cost of Freemium

November 8, 2018

If you’re going to download freemium mobile apps, just make sure you know the true cost of paying for a product - possibly having your information compromised or your privacy violated.

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Cyber Security Insights

Department of Homeland Security Proposes Rule for Reporting of Cyber Incidents

May 8, 2024

The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”) was signed into law on March 15, 2022 and requires covered entities to report “significant” cyber incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 hours.

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Data Privacy Insights

Government Surveillance, Security and Privacy: Does Security Always Win? (Part I)

January 25, 2017

In this first part of a two-part series, we explore some of the issues around government surveillance and the search for that elusive balance between security and privacy. In this first part, we explore how serious the threat of cyber snooping by government surveillance is and why we shouldn’t panic just yet.

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Cyber Security Insights

Resolve to Beef up Your Cyber Health

December 13, 2021

In 2021 alone, over 40% of businesses have had data breaches. As we approach a new year, we have another chance to resolve to improve our health – our cyber health.

Data Protection Insights

An AI Checkup for 2026: Best Practices for the Next Stage

December 29, 2025

AI regulation and risk governance have evolved from niche concerns to board-level priorities in under three years. Organizations that succeed will be those that treat AI not only as an opportunity, but as a domain requiring disciplined legal, operational, and contractual stewardship.

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Cyber Security Insights

Social Media Networks Is a Favorite Phishing Spot for Scammers Because It’s Easy Pickings

March 18, 2020

Scammers have taken to social media networks as their favorite spot for phishing attacks as there are billions of registered users with a vast majority of them practicing little to no account security.

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Insights

The Year Ahead – Predictions for Data Protection and Management in 2022

Cybersecurity in 2018: What You Need to Know

Want to Stop Fraud? Start with Separation of Duties

The True Cost of Freemium

Department of Homeland Security Proposes Rule for Reporting of Cyber Incidents

Government Surveillance, Security and Privacy: Does Security Always Win? (Part I)

Resolve to Beef up Your Cyber Health

An AI Checkup for 2026: Best Practices for the Next Stage

Who Will Break Who: Microsoft or Mythos?

Commercial Location Data Used to Track Deployed U.S. Military Across Theaters of Operation

Carnival Cruise Data Breach Exposes Nearly 6 Million People in Cyber Attack Linked to ShinyHunters

Megalodon Supply Chain Attack Infects Over 5,500 GitHub Repositories with Backdoors and Stealers