Top news of the week: 09.03.2021.
Data Privacy
Virginia’s New Data Privacy Law: the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA)
CDPA is similar to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in that it requires data controllers to undertake “data ...
COVID-19: Test and Trace barely used check-in data from pubs and restaurants - with thousands not warned of infection risk
The report admitted the app was "not fully" utilised, despite a nationwide campaign to encourage its use.
Reasons Why the Security Industry is Protecting the Wrong Thing
A UK view on Cyber (IT Security) & Information Security. Covers everything Computer Security from the basics to the advanced
SITA statement about security incident
SITA confirms that it was the victim of a cyber-attack, leading to a data security incident involving certain passenger data that was stored on SITA Passenger Service System (US) …
Casting a wide intrusion net: Dozens burned with single hack
BOSTON (AP) — The SolarWinds hacking campaign blamed on Russian spies and the “grave threat” it poses to U.S. national security are widely known. A very different — and no less alarming ...
International Women’s Day: the road towards equality is still long for the cybersecurity industry
A new study has revealed that women hold only 10 percent of board positions and 16 percent of management positions within the world’s leading cybersecurity co
Cyber-attack on the European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has been the subject of a cyber-attack against its Microsoft Exchange Servers, which is affecting many organisations worldwide. The Agency has swiftly ...
Number of investigations into SolarWinds breach grows, along with cleanup cost
SolarWinds is facing investigations from the SEC, the DOJ, several state attorneys general and inquiries related to the GDPR.