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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 Privacy Insights

Call Detail Records: The Impact of India’s Revised Guidelines for Other Service Providers on Outsourcing Customers and Providers

February 11, 2022

India’s DoT now requires outsourcing providers in India to capture and store certain call records and system logs at their Indian delivery centers. Outsourcing customers should evaluate their agreements to ensure their information and that of their customers is safeguarded while complying with obligations under the Guidelines.

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Cyber Security Insights

Don’t Wait for Security Standardization – Clean House Now

October 24, 2022

Organizations are facing a complex patchwork of cybersecurity tools that are not integrated or are too niche. It's time to audit the current security stack, identify gaps and redundancies, and then create a go-forward plan to course-correct.

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Data Privacy Insights

Direct Marketing in Hong Kong: A Summary of Key Privacy Issues

July 23, 2016

The use and disclosure of personal data for direct marketing purposes is strictly regulated in Hong Kong with more severe consequences for non-compliance than other breaches of Hong Kong privacy law, and is often found to be significantly more onerous than in other jurisdictions. This article summarises some of the key elements of Hong Kong’s direct marketing regime.

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Cyber Security Insights

Why Does Every Hack Involve Stolen Credentials? Because It Works Every Time

August 9, 2022

Digital transformation, hybrid work, third-party partnerships, and other factors have weakened security controls. It’s now more likely than not that the adversary is already hiding within the network, and equally as likely that they got in with stolen, now compromised, credentials.

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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 Privacy Insights

Striking a Balance: Privacy in the Age of Location Tracking

April 8, 2024

The market for location data is staggering, surpassing $12 billion annually. Yet, it's riddled with privacy pitfalls. Precise location is particularly concerning among the trove of personal data brokers collect.

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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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Cyber Security Insights

Keeping Track of Identity in the Dynamic World of the Hybrid Cloud

April 25, 2022

A hybrid cloud environment is the reality for most organizations. Unfortunately, this set up can quickly create issues around both accessibility and security due to the challenges in managing identity across vastly different systems.

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Cyber Security Insights

Impersonating Your Cybersecurity Provider: Think Twice Before Phoning Your Locksmith

September 22, 2022

Vendor impersonation attack is making the rounds, and what’s new is that the brands and reputations of cybersecurity providers are being leveraged as part of these attacks, where the ultimate goal is to deposit malware into your production environment.

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Cyber Security Insights

What’s To Come In 2023? Modern Frameworks, CISO Elevation & Leaner Security Stacks

January 23, 2023

Some predictions for 2023. We will see most security frameworks continue to fail in 2023 for a simple reason: complexity. And the role of CISO will be elevated to be on the board or reporting directly to the CEO.

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Call Detail Records: The Impact of India’s Revised Guidelines for Other Service Providers on Outsourcing Customers and Providers

Don’t Wait for Security Standardization – Clean House Now

Why Does Every Hack Involve Stolen Credentials? Because It Works Every Time

The Data Privacy Disconnect Between Businesses and Consumers

Striking a Balance: Privacy in the Age of Location Tracking

Ransomware – Keeping Ahead of the Latest Threat Techniques

Keeping Track of Identity in the Dynamic World of the Hybrid Cloud

Impersonating Your Cybersecurity Provider: Think Twice Before Phoning Your Locksmith

What’s To Come In 2023? Modern Frameworks, CISO Elevation & Leaner Security Stacks

Ransomware Attack at Coca-Cola’s Fairlife Dairy Company Halts U.S. Operations

Data Breach at Largest Indian Nuclear Power Plant Leaks Sensitive Files

Cyber Attack on Major Japanese Refrigerated Logistics Provider Disrupts KFC and Other Food Chains

Why Purple Teaming Is Becoming the Operating Model for Cyber Defense