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Data Protection News

The Future of Data Privacy Consent: Are Brands Ready For a National Privacy Law?

July 9, 2021

Brands have long walked a delicate tightrope between tracking for commercial purposes while ensuring the privacy of the data is compliant with a hodgepodge of regulations. Now, could the changes of the last few months be what America needs to finally enact a national privacy law?

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Cyber Security News

NSA and GCHQ Warn That Russian Hackers Frequently Brute Force Passwords at Scale Using Kubernetes Clusters

July 8, 2021

A joint cybersecurity advisory by the NSA and GCHQ warns that Russian hackers are brute forcing passwords on the cloud using a Kubernetes cluster in a global cyber espionage campaign.

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Data Privacy News

Maine Becomes First State To Pass Broad Government Ban on Facial Recognition Technology

July 8, 2021

Maine's new law is both the strongest and broadest in scope as of yet. The new bill bans the use of facial recognition technology across all levels of state government.

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Data Privacy News

EU Tech Chief Shoots Down One of Apple’s Strongest Arguments: “Privacy and Security” Cannot be Used as Defenses Against Antitrust Charges

July 7, 2021

As Apple fends off a variety of antitrust probes, one of the chief arguments it has put forward centers on platform privacy and security. Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, is having none of it.

Data Protection News

German Data Protection Commissioner Tells Country’s Government Organizations To Shut Down Their Facebook Pages by January 2022

July 7, 2021

Germany's data protection commissioner tells German government organizations to shut down their official Facebook Pages by January 2022 or face potential enforcement action.

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Cyber Security News

Ransomware Group Connected to JBS Incident Thought to be Behind Massive MSP Supply Chain Attack

July 6, 2021

Hackers timed a supply chain attack to hit when IT workers were off duty. An attack on MSPs making use of Kaseya products is thought to have compromised at least 200 of that company's clients.

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Cyber Security News

US Defense Contractors Failing To Meet CMMC Requirements, 48% Have “Severe” Vulnerabilities

July 6, 2021

The cyber standards for defense contractors are more rigorous, but a new report indicates that those wheels are not fully in motion. The survey found common failure to comply with CMMC requirements.

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Data Protection News

GDPR Adequacy Decision Clears Data Transfer Path From EU to UK

July 5, 2021

A recent decision by the European Commission has granted the UK the "adequacy" status needed for international data transfers to be considered legal under the terms of the GDPR.

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Cyber Security News

European Union Proposes a Joint Cyber Response Unit To Coordinate Reaction to Security Incidents

July 5, 2021

The EU Cybersecurity Commission will create a Joint Cyber Response Unit to coordinate response to security incidents, share information, forewarn members and increase resiliency.

Metal padlock on laptop keyboard showing database leak of customer data

Cyber Security News

DreamHost Database Leak Exposed 815 Million Records of Customer Data

July 2, 2021

DreamHost database leak exposed nearly 815 million records of customer data from the WordPress hosting platform. User account and configuration information was exposed.

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The Future of Data Privacy Consent: Are Brands Ready For a National Privacy Law?

NSA and GCHQ Warn That Russian Hackers Frequently Brute Force Passwords at Scale Using Kubernetes Clusters

Maine Becomes First State To Pass Broad Government Ban on Facial Recognition Technology

EU Tech Chief Shoots Down One of Apple’s Strongest Arguments: “Privacy and Security” Cannot be Used as Defenses Against Antitrust Charges

Ransomware Group Connected to JBS Incident Thought to be Behind Massive MSP Supply Chain Attack

US Defense Contractors Failing To Meet CMMC Requirements, 48% Have “Severe” Vulnerabilities

European Union Proposes a Joint Cyber Response Unit To Coordinate Reaction to Security Incidents

DreamHost Database Leak Exposed 815 Million Records of Customer Data

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People