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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

Follow the Leader: NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Leads the Way for Other States and Industries

July 16, 2018

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation blazed a trail in 2017, forming the basis for similar laws for other industries in other states. Currently, the regulation serves as a useful model for managing cybersecurity risks, regardless of industry.

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Cyber Security Insights

3 Information Security Policies To Help Create a Strong Anti-phishing Foundation

March 11, 2022

No matter how boring or clichéd this might sound, information security policies and procedures are the pillars successful organizations are built on, setting the stage for a sound security culture and helping to create a foundation for a truly resilient organization.

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Cyber Security Insights

Using a ‘Three Lines of Defense’ Program to Balance Development Stakeholder Needs

August 5, 2020

Development automation needs to shift from an almost exclusively technical automation-for-speed perspective to a more business centric perspective of automation-for-balance.

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Cyber Security Insights

Ransomware – Keeping Ahead of the Latest Threat Techniques

January 22, 2024

Criminal gangs behind ransomware attacks will continue to adapt their techniques to maximize their returns. They are increasingly using novel tactics to circumvent traditional security solutions and one of the most significant shifts is that attacks involving data exfiltration are now the norm.

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Data Privacy Insights

“Better, but Still Not Good” – Making Sense of Big Tech’s Privacy Push

April 20, 2021

While Big Tech's intent seems positive, the likely beneficiary of the recent Apple/Google privacy push is not the consumer but an effort to force the digital advertising world to restructure itself for their benefit.

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Data Protection Insights

The Texas Data Privacy & Security Act Becomes Law

August 4, 2023

Texas is the tenth state to enact comprehensive data privacy protections for its residents. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act will take effect July 1, 2024, giving Texas businesses a year to prepare for compliance with the new law.

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Cyber Security Insights

As Synthetic Identity Fraud Grows, Children’s Data Is Increasingly at Risk

January 11, 2022

Synthetic identity fraud and identity fraud in general were the costliest kinds of fraud that U.S. ecommerce merchants suffered during 2021, as the incidence and total cost of online fraud continues to rise. Authorities and analysts report growth in the number of criminals targeting children and teenagers online.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy and Anonymity in the Age of Big Data

June 22, 2017

A key concept of many privacy laws is the definition of “personal data”, “personal information” or “personally identifiable information”. If it’s not “personal data”, you are likely outside of the scope of data protection laws, however that is a line in the sand which is constantly moving – in this article David Fraser of McInnes Cooper in Canada examines what that constantly shifting line means for privacy, and the individual.

Cyber Security Insights

Inside a Threat Actor’s Typical Day: Lessons Learned for MSPs

November 5, 2025

Have you ever wondered how exactly threat actors spend their days? A recent Huntress investigation into a machine operated by a threat actor, who had installed a Huntress agent, gave an inside look into just that.

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Cyber Security Insights

Can You Predict the Likelihood of a Ransomware Attack? Yes, You Can

November 16, 2021

Since ransomware attacks have evolved from a ‘spray and pray’ tactic to a meticulously planned event, businesses need to be better prepared. What is the missing link that can nudge a novice business towards becoming a cybersecurity grandmaster with foresight and adequate visibility across security vulnerabilities?

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Insights

Follow the Leader: NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation Leads the Way for Other States and Industries

3 Information Security Policies To Help Create a Strong Anti-phishing Foundation

Using a ‘Three Lines of Defense’ Program to Balance Development Stakeholder Needs

Ransomware – Keeping Ahead of the Latest Threat Techniques

“Better, but Still Not Good” – Making Sense of Big Tech’s Privacy Push

The Texas Data Privacy & Security Act Becomes Law

As Synthetic Identity Fraud Grows, Children’s Data Is Increasingly at Risk

Privacy and Anonymity in the Age of Big Data

Inside a Threat Actor’s Typical Day: Lessons Learned for MSPs

Can You Predict the Likelihood of a Ransomware Attack? Yes, You Can

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