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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

GDPR and The Trouble with Transparency

March 6, 2019

The €50 million fine against Google is a sign that GDPR grade transparency is here to stay. Legalistic privacy policies will always be with us of course, but the privacy world is currently primed to embrace a new “layered notice” paradigm for delivering privacy information to users on their terms.

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Data Protection Insights

Big Tech’s Hidden Agenda for Privacy Regulations

March 7, 2019

Big tech companies are pushing for watered-down privacy regulations that would largely permit them to continue doing business as usual. There is reason to suspect that these tech companies now view federal privacy regulations as a way to construct barriers and moats around their core business.

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Cyber Security Insights

Invisible Prying Eyes: Formjacking Goes Mainstream

March 8, 2019

With successful defenses against ransomware, and since cryptojacking has become less profitable with cryptocurrencies’ fall in value, formjacking has become the new avenue for online criminal activity. It’s easy to do, it’s scalable, and it’s hard to stop.

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Data Protection Insights

The Ohio Data Protection Act and the Quiet Revolution

March 8, 2019

The Ohio law represented a novel approach to data protection by providing safe harbor if the entity’s cyber security program conforms to industry recognized cybersecurity frameworks or federal regulations cited in the Act.

Fisheye view of Wall Street buildings in New York City USA showing need for financial services firms to pay attention to CCPA

Data Protection Insights

From Paper Compliance to Operational Compliance

March 9, 2019

While proposed amendments to narrow the scope of the CCPA might tempt financial services organizations to put CCPA compliance on the backburner, that instinct might prove to be flawed for quite a few reasons.

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Cyber Security Insights

Getting Educated on Cyber Security in an Education Environment

March 13, 2019

The education sector is an extremely underserved cybersecurity market. It is past time to draw attention to an ongoing and very serious problem facing the US education system: our schools are ill-equipped to face the mounting threats posed by hackers.

Blockchain network showing issue of blockchain privacy poisoning

Data Protection Insights

Blockchain Privacy Poisoning a New Concern in Post-GDPR Era

March 14, 2019

The features that make blockchain so attractive to enterprises are also the very features that could lead to headaches like “blockchain privacy poisoning", which Gartner has named as one of the biggest risks facing organizations over the next few years.

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Cyber Security Insights

The Biometric Threat

March 15, 2019

When it comes to proving our identity, there’s no doubt that biometrics are more convenient, but are they truly more secure? Only if we take comprehensive steps to mitigate hacking while the tech is in its infancy.

A fish hook with security locks representing phishing attacks

Cyber Security Insights

Phishing Attacks: Now More Common Than Malware

March 19, 2019

The most recent Microsoft Security Intelligence Report indicates that phishing attacks are now by far the most frequent threat to the cyber landscape, increasing a massive 250% since the previous report.

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Cyber Security Insights

6 Top Information Security Risks to Know in 2019

March 20, 2019

The 2019 Information Security Forum (ISF) Threat Horizon report contains information security risks that illustrate the importance, if not urgency, of updating cybersecurity measures fit for Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies.

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Insights

Big Tech’s Hidden Agenda for Privacy Regulations

Invisible Prying Eyes: Formjacking Goes Mainstream

The Ohio Data Protection Act and the Quiet Revolution

From Paper Compliance to Operational Compliance

Getting Educated on Cyber Security in an Education Environment

The Biometric Threat

Phishing Attacks: Now More Common Than Malware

6 Top Information Security Risks to Know in 2019

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