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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

Cybersecurity: When Best Intentions Fall Short of the Threat Reality

March 15, 2023

Cybercriminals aren’t just hacking for activism or for fun. They’re running their attacks like a business, targeting organisations to extort money – and they’re getting smarter at it. Don’t get complacent, don’t cut corners and shore yourself up against the people lurking in the cyber-shadows.

Cyber Security Insights

Russia-Linked Ransomware Gangs Could Spark Revamped Cybersecurity Protocols in Critical Infrastructure

March 13, 2023

Recent ransomware attacks by identified Russian organized cybercrime groups like Vice Society and Ryuk have shed light on the critical need for companies to revamp security protocols, particularly within critical infrastructures such as healthcare, energy, and public services.

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Cyber Security Insights

AI for an AI: Why ChatGPT Is a Double-Edged Sword for Cybersecurity

March 10, 2023

ChatGPT has answers for almost everything, but there’s one answer we may not know for a while: will this tool turn out to be the genie its creators regret taking out of the bottle over unintended consequences in AI for cybersecurity?

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Cyber Security Insights

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

March 8, 2023

Ransomware operators have long targeted systems and data availability of their victims, and have been evolving their attack patterns to include the privacy and confidentiality of victim data as well. Attackers are increasingly pushing for double and sometimes triple extortion of their victims.

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Data Protection Insights

Marketing Compliance in 2023: What CPOs Need to Know

March 6, 2023

Consumer sentiment around marketing data collection varies. It’s therefore imperative for businesses that deal with customer data to do so with the utmost respect, caution, and strict adherence to their consumers’ preferences and in compliance with privacy laws.

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Cyber Security Insights

Authorization Oversight: The Data Security Pitfall Keeping You at Risk

March 3, 2023

From Uber to MailChimp, even the most technologically advanced and capable companies seem to struggle with keeping sensitive data safe and secure. And much of it comes down to one major data security pitfall – authorization oversight.

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Cyber Security Insights

Why in 2023 Software Teams Should Care About Biden’s 2021 Cybersecurity Act

March 1, 2023

While it’s been two years since the enactment of Biden's Cybersecurity Act of 2021, it still remains critical today. The Order’s contents include emphasizing the production of an SBOM, which uplifts a key cybersecurity standard into a national standard and is relevant for all businesses.

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Data Privacy Insights

The Data Privacy Disconnect Between Businesses and Consumers

February 27, 2023

Consumer trust is at an all-time low and data privacy is becoming a core expectation among 89% of consumers. This demands that businesses reevaluate how they treat their customers’ data to ensure they prioritise privacy-focused practices and technology to keep data safe online.

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Data Protection Insights

Policies and Procedures as Privacy and Security Controls: Why It Is Time They Are Replaced by Something Live and Interactive

February 24, 2023

We are at the stage where the most fundamental and basic controls on which all privacy and security programs rest to some extent, are at a risk of becoming illusory, outdated, not read and used by a great majority of relevant stakeholders. How can we apply more sophisticated approach and tools?

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Cyber Security Insights

Cyber Threats to Gamers Are on the Rise

February 22, 2023

The popularity of online gaming surged during the COVID-19 pandemic—and so did cyberattacks against gamers with 5.8 million attacks detected over the past year. Cybercriminals are becoming experts in deception which makes them increasingly difficult to detect.

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Cybersecurity: When Best Intentions Fall Short of the Threat Reality

Russia-Linked Ransomware Gangs Could Spark Revamped Cybersecurity Protocols in Critical Infrastructure

AI for an AI: Why ChatGPT Is a Double-Edged Sword for Cybersecurity

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Marketing Compliance in 2023: What CPOs Need to Know

Authorization Oversight: The Data Security Pitfall Keeping You at Risk

Why in 2023 Software Teams Should Care About Biden’s 2021 Cybersecurity Act

The Data Privacy Disconnect Between Businesses and Consumers

Policies and Procedures as Privacy and Security Controls: Why It Is Time They Are Replaced by Something Live and Interactive

Cyber Threats to Gamers Are on the Rise

Security Researchers Say OpenAI Agents Took Over a German Message Board

Data Breach at American Clothing Giant Carhartt Exposes Nearly 13 Million People

OpenAI: “Limited Window” to Harden Cyber Defense Against AI Requires a Collective Effort

FBI and DOJ Seize PRC-Linked QTFY Hacking Platform Used to Target Critical Infrastructure