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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

How China’s Social Credit System Will Erode Privacy in the West

February 22, 2019

By now, the Social Credit System that the Republic of China has been planning to implement since 2014 is known about across the globe. If you think the Western world is miles apart from taking measures even remotely similar to the SCC in China, then you’re dead wrong.

Businessman in a cardboard sails in a storm at sea, looking ahead using binoculars at the threat landscape

Cyber Security Insights

Important Takeaways from the ENISA 2018 Threat Landscape Report

February 21, 2019

The annual ENISA threat landscape report is one of the most helpful tools for keeping a finger on the pulse of current trends in cyber threats. This year's report highlights the dramatic rise in denial of service and cryptojacking attacks.

Man looking at screen with data analytics and insider threat intelligence

Cyber Security Insights

Analytics, Intelligence & Response: Getting Ahead of the Insider Threat in 2019

February 20, 2019

User activity monitoring and insider threat detection is evolving to get ahead of the ever increasing threat to user data. Providing advanced analytics, insightful intelligence, and effective response mechanisms, it addresses three critical components of data security in 2019.

Smart home concept showing IoT security and privacy flaws in smart devices

Cyber Security Insights

New Study Highlights IoT Security and Privacy Flaws in Popular Off the Shelf Devices

February 17, 2019

New report detailed a wide variety of IoT security and privacy flaws in common smart devices bought off-the-shelf from major retailers. Some of which are sending personal information to third party companies in China.

Cryptocurrency bitcoin coin and padlock lock on computer keyboard showing crypto-regulations for virtual currencies

Cyber Security Insights

Crypto-Regulation: Regulatory Solutions Will Help Virtual Currencies Change the U.S. Financial Market

February 16, 2019

Many believe that virtual currencies could be a driving force in economic growth. Two new bi-partisan bills will seek to regulate virtual currencies while establishing significant protections for U.S. consumers.

Simulation of a screen of cctv cameras with facial recognition surveillance technology

Data Privacy Insights

Facial Recognition Surveillance Now at a Privacy Tipping Point

February 15, 2019

Society is finally starting to wake up to the immense privacy implications of real-time facial recognition surveillance as seen in the latest developments in San Francisco, London and the White House.

Participants in extreme obstacle race crawling under barb wires showing the difficulty of navigating the privacy minefield

Data Privacy Insights

How to Navigate the Privacy Minefield in 2019

February 15, 2019

Most organisations are hungry for the insights and business value to be gleaned from their customer data but wary of falling foul of GDPR. It’s a privacy minefield that many businesses will have to navigate in 2019 and beyond.

Data Privacy Insights

The Case For and Against Digital ID

February 8, 2019

New research study presented in Davos shows that developing economies that adopt digital ID systems have the potential to grow their annual GDP by up to 13 percent by the year 2030. The big caveat, however, are questions about personal privacy.

Electronic circuit over the abstract hexagonal form showing speed and security requirements of IoT

Cyber Security Insights

Why 0.1 Seconds Matters on the Internet

February 8, 2019

Research shows that customers expect a response window of 0.1 of a second when it comes to IoT devices and companies must consider the speed and security differences based on the device connection.

Closeup of man about to sign a privacy consent document with a pen under the word signature

Data Protection Insights

What Do You Rely on Consent For? 3 Things Consent No Longer Makes Legal After the Google GDPR Fine

February 7, 2019

The Google GDR fine has demonstrated that most historical data, analytics & AI, and decentralized processing is illegal under the GDPR. Companies must focus on more than consent to legally process analytics and AI when those processes cannot be described with the required specificity and voluntariness at the time of data collection.

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Insights

How China’s Social Credit System Will Erode Privacy in the West

Important Takeaways from the ENISA 2018 Threat Landscape Report

Analytics, Intelligence & Response: Getting Ahead of the Insider Threat in 2019

New Study Highlights IoT Security and Privacy Flaws in Popular Off the Shelf Devices

Crypto-Regulation: Regulatory Solutions Will Help Virtual Currencies Change the U.S. Financial Market

Facial Recognition Surveillance Now at a Privacy Tipping Point

How to Navigate the Privacy Minefield in 2019

The Case For and Against Digital ID

Why 0.1 Seconds Matters on the Internet

U.S. Banks are Blocking AI Agents from Accessing Customer Accounts Amid Safety Concerns

OpenAI: AI Agents Turned Off Safety Monitoring Guardrails, Even Lied About It

SafePay Ransomware Breached Over 600 Critical Infrastructure Organizations, CISA Warns

Why Agentic AI Belongs in Your Employee Security Framework