International digital rights NGO, Access Now, called to strike down the Privacy Shield agreement after the third annual review of the framework between U.S. and Europe.
Draft NIST Privacy Framework For Protecting Individual Privacy Will Also Enhance Enterprise Security
A draft NIST Privacy Framework meant for all organizations, regardless of size or sector, to use in improving privacy and security has been released for public comments.
Privacy should be a top-of-mind issue as new privacy regulations keep appearing globally. However, recent report shows organizations are still unprepared to deal with them effectively.
People of an entire country were put at risk with Ecuador data breach of 20 million user information. The breach has accelerated a data privacy law that has been under consideration for months.
New feature in iOS 13 that will inform users when apps on their iPhone are trying to collect location data may be bad news for tech giants like Facebook who use the information to serve up targeted ads.
Facebook announced an app suspension of “ten of thousands” of apps as part of its privacy investigation. The initiative extends to any app that refuses to answer Facebook how user data is utilized, shared and monetized.
Cyber insurance companies are choosing to settle things quickly with a ransom payment during ransomware attacks for fear of covering all the business interruption costs and delays of re-booting a company from scratch.
Following stories of smartphones and smart home virtual assistants leaking user data, new wave of IoT privacy concerns rising as researchers found smart devices sharing personal information with tech giants.
While 79% of respondents in recent Marsh and Microsoft survey ranked “cyber risk” as a top risk management concern, only 17% of C-suite or board members spend more than a few days per year focusing on it.
European Court of Justice recently ruled in favour of Google over a €100,000 fine imposed by French regulators for refusing to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ requests worldwide.









