Top news of the week: 08.12.2021.
Data Privacy
‘Contrary to everything we believe in’: Irish data watchdog lobbied for business-friendly GDPR
Ireland has argued that Facebook doesn’t need to get user consent to use their data for ads.
Cyber Fellow Check-In: Brenda Kodawa
The Strauss Center’s Cyber Fellows program provides mentorship and research support to UT Austin graduate students interested in delving into the world of cybersecurity (see more here if ...
“EU AND GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY FUNDAMENTALS” COURSE WEEK 7: The “Bigger Picture”
Today marks the seventh and final lecture of the “EU and Global Cybersecurity Fundamentals” course in the ECPC Advanced Master in Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Management! After today’s ...
Researcher: Healthcare Staffing Database Exposed Worker PII
A security researcher says a misconfigured, non-password-protected database of a healthcare staffing company potentially exposed the personal information in about
Beware of the Sim Swapping Fraud!
How do Sim Swapping attacks work and what can you do to protect yourself? Learn it all in the new technical deep dive by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity.
Report: 67% of small US businesses don't have incident response plan
A report found 63% of high-ranking executives and 67% of small U.S. businesses do not have an incident response plan.
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Ireland’s the Wrong Privacy Watchdog for Europe
Ireland has let Big Tech exploit the data of EU citizens for too long, and hosting those companies on its shores probably hasn’t helped.