UAE’s AI Investments & LinkedIn’s GDPR Fine
The last IS news roundup of October is here for you—let’s dive in!
30.10
Blog
Data Watchdog Fines Nigerian Banks for Compromising Data
In this review, we examine how Nigerian banks are getting slammed with fines for noncompliance with regulatory requirements.
02.10
Blog
Another Day, Another Leak
The past week brought various news about severe data breaches. In this digest, we look at the details of the most significant cases.
15.08
Blog
A Bunch of Fines for Serious Breaches
In this overview we are reporting on two recent major data leaks, which resulted into loss of troves of data and significant penalties by regulatory authorities.
30.05
Blog
Which Aspects of Information Security it’s Crucial to Address for SMEs?
Learn more about the methods of cyber-attacks that SMEs owners should be aware of.
Cyber Attack Detection: What are the Risks of Delay in the Detection and Response and how to Speed up the Attack Discovery Process?
Read the article to find out how to detect a cyber attack just in time and what are the best practices are for detecting cyber attacks.
MSSP vs MDR
MSSP vs MDR: what should you choose? This article will help you understand which one suits to your business needs better.
Major data incidents and large penalty for data privacy violation
Learn more about a few recent major data related incidents.
Risk Management Certification
Let's consider one of the most significant frameworks for managing risk is ISO 31000, an international standard that provides principles, best practices, and guidelines for managing risk in organizations.
More than half of companies limit their protection with nominal information security literacy
A research on how companies prefer to train employees in information security and what methods do they implement
PCI certification
PCI DSS and PCI Certification: All You Need to Know
SIEM: Use Cases
We will examine more precisely top SIEM use cases.
Notifiable Privacy Breaches
What is required to do if a data breach incident somehow takes place?
22.11
Blog
MSSP Business Model
What is MSSP? When and for whom is it helpful?
Healthcare Cyber Attacks
What makes healthcare organizations a popular target for cyber attacks?
Outsourcing Security Services
Internal and external information security personnel
05.10
Blog
Cybersecurity Threats and Issues 2022
Records and trends in cybersecurity.
Best SIEM Tools
What is a SIEM system and how to choose one?
14.09
Blog
Signal replaces WhatsApp?
The most popular messenger has recently announced an update which made users question its necessity
How much can a former employee cost you?
Keeping the accounts of dismissed employees active and failing to revoke excessive rights might be one of the biggest mistakes a company can make.
U.S. city will pay the Office for Civil Rights $202,400
New Haven, Connecticut, didn’t deny access and left confidential health information available to a former employee.
Law firm exposes Google staffers' data
Form I-9 files comprising personal data got breached.
British Airways has been charged £20 million
British Airways have been charged £20 million instead of paying £183 million – the initial fine imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
620 Maltese citizens have filed a claim
The company is reported to have breached GDPR.
Rights and wrongs when creating profile
How can you analyse employee personality and steer clear of breaching privacy?
The biggest GDPR fine in Germany
H&M will be charged €35.3 million – penalty imposed by the Data Protection Authority of Hamburg.
Student data breach at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences
BYOD might face some critics, as usage of personal devices led to a data breach.
What is confidential information and how does it affect your finances?
There is an edifying example, which proves common knowledge that there is many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip.
Leaked on purpose
The Intel leakage was intentional, according to both Intel and ZDNet.
Ensuring security and compliance in multi-departmental teams
As different departments have their own specific risk management frameworks they lack correlation and coordination - enterprise risk management ensures consistency.
Compliance
Regulatory internet data laws you should be aware of and maintain compliance with
Use case: access control and change management
The solution boosts risk assessment ensuring that access rights are properly managed and privileged user activity is under control, data access policies are in place and kept updated.
Businesses’ role in cyber security and threat prevention
The financial service company sector is targeted more than any other industry, as attacks against them account for over a quarter of cyberattacks.
20.07
Blog
Dutch authority charges under GDPR
Dutch Data Protection Authority charges Dutch Credit Registration Bureau €830,000.
How to comply with the Bill effectively?
The Personal Data Protection Bill has been developed for three years already and requires attention to the issue of efficient compliance.
UniCredit is fined by Garante
The Italian Data Protection Authority, also known as “Garante” (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has imposed a fine on UniCredit institution.
Internet privacy laws and regulations
One of the greatest challenges in the world today is making the Internet a secure place.
Massive email-targeted incidents only now being resolved
Ransomware scammers have enough time and dark web - enough space till launched investigations get carried out.
26.06
Blog
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