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• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Many firms still stuck in GDPR prep phase six months after its initiation

  Six months after the GDPR compliance deadline, many companies are struggling to make data protection principles part of everyday business, says PwC’s GDPR and data protection lead

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Why is hiring a government chief security officer such a tricky business?

  Security bosses and CIOs weigh in on why they think the government is struggling to recruit a chief security officer

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  DeepMind won’t share patient data with Google ‘at this stage’, says company’s health boss

  Amid concerns and questions around Google’s takeover of the DeepMind’s Streams app, Dominic King, the company’s health lead, promises that ‘at this stage’, nothing will change, and it won’t share any patient data with the internet giant

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Members of Parliament should back EU Withdrawal Agreement, says industry

  Industry experts say the government’s EU Withdrawal Agreement is far from perfect and still requires more clarity, but call on MPs to back it, as it’s better than a No-Deal Brexit

• November 13, 2018 13 Nov'18

  Thailand’s Democrat Party holds election with blockchain

  The Zcoin blockchain was used to store file hashes of voting data and identities of voting members of Thailand’s main opposition party

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  EU regulation set to advance single market for non-personal data

  The European Union Council and Parliament have approved a regulation, to take effect in six months’ time, to ensure the free movement of non-personal data, such as IoT data, across the bloc

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  GDPR a challenge to AI black boxes

  Most artificial intelligence “black boxes” do not comply with EU data protection laws and will have to be re-engineered, warns security researcher and consultant

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Increasing value of personal data a 21st century challenge

  The increasing value of personal data presents the challenge of managing a personal data economy, says identity and security expert

• November 07, 2018 07 Nov'18

  Cyber security high on European Commission agenda

  The European Commission is recognising the growing importance of cyber security to the digital economy and is increasing funding to support research, resilience and cooperation

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Banking sector leading CIAM innovation, say Big Four

  Maturity in consumer identity and access management (CIAM) differs from sector to sector, with the banking sector taking the lead in terms of innovation, according to the Big Four accounting firms

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  DevSecOps not limited to coding, says analyst

  DevSecOps is seen as a way of ensuring application security, but security leaders must understand that embedding a security culture and taking the inter-dependencies of new development frameworks into account is key, says KuppingerCole

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Facebook to appeal EU-US data transfer ruling in Irish Supreme Court

  Facebook will appeal a decision by the Irish High Court to refer questions over the legality of EU-US data transfers to the European Court of Justice in January, as the Dublin court rejects attempt by a UK IT expert to join the case

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Radisson hotel group could be GDPR test case

  Privacy watchers say the breach of personal data of members of the Radisson Hotel Group’s loyalty scheme could be an interesting test case for how the GDPR will be applied

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Key elements to success in consumer identity management

  Success in consumer identity management is not just about getting the technology right, it is also about keeping in mind the consumer needs, preferences and concerns, says KuppingerCole

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  GDPR driving data protection maturity

  The EU data protection laws are helping to drive data protection maturity internationally, but five months after enforcement many companies are still playing catch-up, says consultant

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Australia’s data breaches are a ‘sign of naiveté’

  McAfee executive attributes Australia’s poor cloud security record to the lack of data protection measures amid “new and confusing” cloud configurations

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  IoT ecosystem needs to be investigated, say experts

  A conference of IoT experts convened by Enisa and Europol has made key recommendations to ensure security vulnerabilities do not overshadow benefits

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  MEPs call for action in wake of Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal

  European members of parliament demand action to protect citizens’ privacy from abuses such as those uncovered in the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data sharing scandal

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  ICO issues maximum £500,000 fine to Facebook

  The UK privacy watchdog has confirmed that Facebook has escaped a fine of more than $1bn under the GDPR, but will face the maximum under the DPA for failing to protect users’ personal information

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Cathay Pacific under fire over breach affecting 9.4 million passengers

  Hong Kong-based airline reveals massive data breach of the most sensitive personal data of passengers five months after loss was confirmed

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Becrypt security platform helps ease cloud adoption

  Becrypt’s secure operating system is driving a new service aimed at helping organisations reduce cost and increase agility in using cloud-based services and online applications

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  Morrisons loses appeal against data breach liability ruling

  Supermarket chain has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling that found it liable for a data leak by a former employee, underlining the importance of managing insider threats

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Learn lessons from attacks, says McAfee investigations chief

  Organisations should use every cyber attack as an opportunity to learn, identify weaknesses and improve security posture, according to McAfee’s head of cyber investigations

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  NHS standards framework aims to set the bar for quality and efficiency

  NHS Digital’s standards framework sets out renewed commitment to implement and use open standards across the NHS

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  Time to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee CEO Chris Young

  Convergence of threats and technologies and an increasingly complex regulatory environment are driving the need to implement new cyber security protections, says McAfee chief

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  UK faces 10 cyber attacks a week as hostile states step up hacking, says NCSC

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre has thwarted more than 1,600 attacks over the past two years – many by hostile nation states

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Tech companies should not be under legal duty to remove terrorist material, says watchdog

  The internet should not be a safe place for terrorists, but making it compulsory for technology companies to trawl for radical content risks interfering with the rights of innocent people, says Max Hill QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism ...

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Good data governance is good business

  Organisations are failing to understand the importance of getting their data relationship with customers right and seeing the business opportunities that it enables, an industry analyst warns

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Apple challenges Australia’s proposed decryption law

  Tech giant Apple argued that the lack of judicial oversight could reduce customer trust and security, among other reservations over Australia’s draft decryption legislation

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  MEPs urge Facebook to roll out election fraud prevention measures

  Facebook is coming under pressure from European lawmakers to do more to prevent its user data from being misappropriated during elections

• October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

  Detail of Dutch reaction to Russian cyber attack made public deliberately

  Four Russian intelligence officials were expelled from the Netherlands after an attempted hack on the global chemical weapons watchdog. The Dutch government has been open about the detail

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  High Court blocks Google iPhone privacy lawsuit

  The UK High Court has thrown out a group action lawsuit against Google for tracking iPhone browsing data, but campaign group Google You Owe Us, which brought the litigation, will appeal the decision

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  ICO hits Heathrow Airport with £120,000 data breach fine over lost USB stick

  Information Commissioner’s Office fines airport after a member of the public came across a USB stick containing sensitive personal information about airport staff

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  GDPR case work swamps Denmark’s data protection agency

  The agency investigating alleged breaches of GDPR in Denmark is recruiting additional resources to cope with the increase in work

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  Facebook could face up to $1.6bn fine for data breach

  Facebook is under increased pressure to demonstrate that users’ personal data is protected as it faces a potential fine of more than a billion dollars for a data breach affecting millions of users

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  EU sees eIDAS regulation come into full force

  A regulation aimed at cutting red tape to enable a digital single market in Europe will soon be in full force, but it could present some challenges to the UK after Brexit

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  ICO threatens fines for outstanding fees

  The UK’s privacy watchdog has issued warning letters to organisations, including some NHS trusts and government organisations, for failing to pay a new data protection fee

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Financial services firms face potential security bombshell

  UK financial services are facing a security crisis over outdated services and applications, a survey shows

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  PCI DSS compliance falls despite security benefit

  Despite the benefits of the payment card industry security standard, there is a concerning downward trend in compliance, a report reveals

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Europol cyber crime report highlights emerging threats to enterprise security

  Research highlights increase in sophistication of ransomware attacks, while revealing details of new and emerging threats to enterprises

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  No Deal Brexit may hinder free flow of personal data from EU to UK

  The government’s No Deal Brexit planning document on data protection warns free flow of personal data from EU isn’t guaranteed, and organisations must take action to ensure they will still be able receive data from Europe

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  GCHQ mass surveillance regime was in breach of human rights law, European court rules

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that the UK’s collection of bulk interception of communications data lacked adequate oversight and safeguards and was in breach of human rights law

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  FCA warns it cannot manage financial crime risks without sharing data with EU

  FCA admits it will be unable to manage financial crime effectively if it cannot share data with EU authorities.

• September 11, 2018 11 Sep'18

  British Airways data breach: Security researchers name suspects and query attack timeline

  Security researchers claim to have pinpointed the cause and perpetrators of the British Airways data breach, and also claim the attackers may have had access to its customer data for far longer than previously thought

• September 10, 2018 10 Sep'18

  Cyber criminals outspend businesses in cyber security battle

  Cybercriminals are flexing their financial might and UK organisations are facing more attacks as a result

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  BA praised for swift GDPR-aligned action on data breach

  British Airways has been praised for its swift response to a customer data breach, which could be the first test case under the EU’s GDPR and new UK GDPR-aligned data protection laws

• September 03, 2018 03 Sep'18

  Majority of UK firms not insured for data breaches

  Many UK firms are not insured against information security breaches and data loss, and would have to spend £1m on average to recover from a breach, a report reveals

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Blockchain gains foothold in Australia

  A number of blockchain projects are under way in Australia, but questions remain about whether the technology is wanted

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  Improving security is top driver for ISO 27001

  Organisations are implementing the ISO 27001 standard in recognition of the fact that cyber attacks are increasingly inevitable and that it is best to be well-prepared to fend off attacks and mitigate their effect

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  Challenge to anti-GDPR immigration exemption in DPA to go ahead

  Two human rights groups are challenging a controversial clause in new UK data protection legislation that they say is in conflict with the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and undermines the General Data Protection Regulation