Top news of the week: 04.06.2020.

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Data Privacy

On Jun 1, 2020
@WeldPond shared
Remember the 2016 GA election hacking claim? The evidence from the closed investigation indicates that Kemp’s office mistook planned security tests and a warning about potential election security holes for malicious hacking. https://t.co/lxhM0wr9KZ
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Case files discredit Kemp's accusation that Democrats tried to hack Georgia election

Case files discredit Kemp's accusation that Democrats tried to hack Georgia election

Newly released case files from the GBI reveal no evidence to support Georgia Republican Brian Kemp's accusation that the Democratic Party attempted to hack election websites. Instead, the ...

On Jun 2, 2020
@lorenzofb shared
New: hackers are trying to use data stolen by a former employee of a cryptocurrency exchange for SIM swap attacks. https://t.co/mMAfbDrVz6 https://t.co/SBX1dBZkwl
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Hackers Plan to Use Stolen Cryptocurrency Exchange Data for SIM Swapping

Hackers Plan to Use Stolen Cryptocurrency Exchange Data for SIM Swapping

Coinsquare, the impacted exchange, says a former employee stole the data.

On Jun 3, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @bhconsulting: Our latest blog by Valerie @priv_i_see compares where we're at with GDPR now to where the car industry was with seatbelts many years ago. She discusses what needs to change. Definitely worth a read. https://t.co/nQlVDILmbP
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Gauging the GDPR journey over the first two years

Gauging the GDPR journey over the first two years

What has changed since May 2018? It seems that although we have traveled well, we are not quite at our destination for GDPR. What needs to be done?

On Jun 1, 2020
@SecurityExpert shared
IT Security Expert Blog: Cyber Security Roundup for June 2020 https://t.co/ShE2qZeetA
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Cyber Security Roundup for June 2020

Cyber Security Roundup for June 2020

A UK view on Cyber (IT Security) & Information Security. Covers everything Computer Security from the basics to the advanced

On May 31, 2020
@gcluley shared
Would you trust an NHS Test and Trace SMS like this? https://t.co/l7RTHP4JMw https://t.co/uOvN8PzPO4
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Phishing danger is just a hyphen away.

Phishing danger is just a hyphen away.

Followers of the blog will know that I’m not a fan of SMS. It’s spoofable, it’s hackable, it’s from 1981. I can’t even have a meal out in peace without finding SMS weaknesses that take over ...

On May 29, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
@thorsheim @irawinkler Well if the CISO needs some help we offer a DPO as a Service 😀😀 https://t.co/e1pXkgJF1B
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DPO as a Service

DPO as a Service

DPO as a service - BH Consulting provide Data Protection Officer Services to help outsource the role of DPO and meet your obligations under GDPR.

On May 30, 2020
@OrinKerr shared
A symposium issue on enforcing computer crime laws was just published by the The Journal of National Security Law & Policy. The full issue is available here: https://t.co/xOS4n9GhjC https://t.co/1n9IyOMM9s
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Journal of National Security Law & Policy

Journal of National Security Law & Policy

: Crime Rate Swings, Cybercrime Misses and Why We Don’t Really Know the Score Eileen Decker Advancing Accurate and Objective Cybercrime Metrics Stephen Cobb Defining the Scope of …

On Jun 3, 2020
@wbm312 shared
RT @cooperq: If you’re planning to attend a #BlackLivesMatter protest, read EFF's newly updated Surveillance Self-Defense guide on the topic to prepare and protect yourself and others while you voice your rage. https://t.co/F13DCY9Iip
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Attending a Protest

Attending a Protest

Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountable and inspire others through the act of protest.