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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

Access, Erasure and Portability: Examining Data Subject Rights Under the GDPR

December 29, 2017

Data subject rights are being expanded under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), impacting the business processes of data controllers and processors. With the increased complexities that lie in within each distinct right, a variety of new issues will need to be considered.

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Cyber Security Insights

Incident Response: Crossing the Enterprise Chasm

December 27, 2017

Enterprise security will always face complex challenges. But by taking a holistic approach to incident resolution, SOC leaders can leverage the right personnel and speed major incident resolution. Collaboration across teams can increase efficiencies and optimize their collective incident response today and tomorrow.

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Data Privacy Insights

China’s Social Credit System – An Episode out of Black Mirror?

December 22, 2017

China's Social Credit System is scores the reputation of citizens and businesses operating within its sovereign border, using data collected from social media, financial institutions and government records. The purpose is to increase trust, transparency and confidence in the domestic marketplace but at what cost?

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Cyber Security Insights

Dismal Future for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security

December 21, 2017

What some are calling ‘Industrie 4.0’ or the Smart Factory has become a reality, and has accelerated the digital transformation in the industrial sector. This increased reliance on digital systems has led to an increased emphasis on industrial control systems (ICS) security in the manufacturing sector.

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Data Protection Insights

GDPR – Key Facts for Political Parties, NGOs and Community Organizations

December 12, 2017

The GDPR legislation, which is being implemented across the European Union next May, will have far-reaching implications for how political parties, NGOs and any community organization interfacing with the general public operates. Here’s a nine step checklist to help your community-facing organization get into shape.

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Data Privacy Insights

Invasion of Privacy: Tracking Your Online Behavior Across the Web

December 6, 2017

The new “Tracking the Trackers” report showed that 79% of all websites globally are secretly tracking your online behavior. Moreover, many are, in turn, forwarding your personal information to other companies. For many, the message is clear: it’s time to take back the web and end this widespread invasion of privacy.

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Data Protection Insights

Why Identity Protection Is Needed Before You Are a Victim

December 3, 2017

Identity theft is a frighteningly real concern during the holiday season as consumers shop more and cyber criminals get busy. Companies that proactively offer identity protection to cushion the full impact of a data breach on customers that are victimized will reap benefits of trust and loyalty from their customers.

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Cyber Security Insights

Cyber Insurance Now Critical for Public Sector Agencies?

November 29, 2017

The private sector is increasingly turning to cyber insurance to at least mitigate some of the effects of hacking, however governments across the globe seem to have been slow to take advantage. Given the severity of the cyber threats, is it time for public sector agencies to leverage cyber insurance offerings?

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Cyber Security Insights

Uber Breach: Will They Ever Learn and Will Consumers Ever Care?

November 27, 2017

The Uber breach that affected 57 million people shows the near complete lack of care at the company with regard to customer data – as well as the company’s inability to learn from previous security mishaps. Are customers already desensitized after hearing data breach after data breach or will this be a wake-up call?

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Cyber Security Insights

Never Let a Good Data Breach Go To Waste

November 22, 2017

If a massive data breach has been in the news recently – such as the Equifax data breach that impacted more than 143 million Americans – there’s a good chance that other hackers will capitalize on this public data breach to cause greater harm to victims, and open up those already victimized to even more risk.

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Incident Response: Crossing the Enterprise Chasm

China’s Social Credit System – An Episode out of Black Mirror?

Dismal Future for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security

Invasion of Privacy: Tracking Your Online Behavior Across the Web

Why Identity Protection Is Needed Before You Are a Victim

Cyber Insurance Now Critical for Public Sector Agencies?

Uber Breach: Will They Ever Learn and Will Consumers Ever Care?

Never Let a Good Data Breach Go To Waste

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