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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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Cyber Security Insights

As Apple Drives Consumers Towards a Passwordless Future, Are Enterprises Ready for the Next Generation of Authentication?

December 12, 2022

Apple, Google and Microsoft have been working closely with the FIDO Alliance to introduce passkeys, which are a much more secure and effective successor to password-based security. This commitment is likely to drive a rapid change in consumer behavior and expectations. But will other enterprises be ready to respond?

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Data Protection Insights

Breaking Down the Walls – Challenge for Data Protection Officers

February 19, 2016

In this article, we examine how regulators in Asia are mandating the appointment of Data Protection Officers and how these appointees form only one part of a team that must be tasked with not only ensuring the integrity of data, but also in responding to breaches of security. We also touch on the consequences of team members not familiarising themselves with their individual roles and responsibilities.

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Data Protection Insights

The Power of Preference in the Wake of Privacy Regulations

November 20, 2023

Updates to Quebec’s Act to Modernize Legislative Provisions Respecting the Protection of Personal Information, more commonly known as “Law 25,” now requires businesses to respect consumer preferences and increase transparency surrounding the collection and use of their personal data.

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Cyber Security Insights

Why “Ransomware Insurance” Causes Healthcare Industry to Overlook Deeper, Underlying Security Issues

September 2, 2021

For the healthcare sector where 34% of all organizations were hit by ransomware last year, cyber insurance may seem like a good investment. However, this may give many organizations a false sense of security.

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Cyber Security Insights

Fraud Awareness and Tokenization: What You Can Do to Protect Your Data

November 18, 2021

Fraudsters are continuously looking for security loopholes to compromise data. Learn more about International Fraud Awareness week and what you can do to protect your business’s sensitive data using tokenization.

Key with text Vote on laptop keyboard showing danger of data breach of electoral voter data

Cyber Security Insights

Electoral Register Data Is Power, So Why Do Breaches Keep Happening?

September 4, 2020

In March, electoral data for 75% of the Maltese population was exposed in a data breach, including their polling booth, polling box numbers and voting preferences. Get insights on the power of voter data and the need for more care.

Woman using smart watch showing how identity signals could help to address data privacy concerns of connected devices

Data Privacy Insights

Connected Devices Are Bringing Data Privacy Concerns Into the Physical World – Identity Signals Can Help

July 9, 2019

Many want the conveniences offered by technology through connected devices yet not compromising on privacy. One possible way to achieve it is to use a privacy-driven identity signal for interaction.

Computers in black and white showing that universities are still very vulnerable to cyber attacks

Cyber Security Insights

Recent Hacks Show That Even Tech-Savvy Universities Are Still Very Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

April 17, 2019

Put to the test, more than 50 U.K. universities were found to be very vulnerable to cyber attacks. Jisc's team of penetration testers were able to breach defenses in one to two hours with a 100% breach rate.

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Cyber Security Insights

Data Protection in a Post-COVID World: How Organizations Can Prepare For a Security-First Future

May 17, 2021

IT and security decision-makers need to prepare for an expanding digital world and consider how increasing cloud usage, consumer distrust, new legislation, and a permanently distributed workforce impacts the ways in which they do business.

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Cyber Security Insights

Standardising Data Breach Response Plan – The State of the Art

November 25, 2016

In this article, we examine the role of International Standards Organization (ISO) standards, and how standards are important for an incident and data breach response plan.

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As Apple Drives Consumers Towards a Passwordless Future, Are Enterprises Ready for the Next Generation of Authentication?

Breaking Down the Walls – Challenge for Data Protection Officers

Why “Ransomware Insurance” Causes Healthcare Industry to Overlook Deeper, Underlying Security Issues

Fraud Awareness and Tokenization: What You Can Do to Protect Your Data

Electoral Register Data Is Power, So Why Do Breaches Keep Happening?

Connected Devices Are Bringing Data Privacy Concerns Into the Physical World – Identity Signals Can Help

Recent Hacks Show That Even Tech-Savvy Universities Are Still Very Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

Standardising Data Breach Response Plan – The State of the Art

Lead EU Cybersecurity Agency to Receive Early Access to Mythos AI

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