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Get the latest headlines about data protection, including data privacy laws & more. These issues are symptoms of a profound shift in the world of data privacy & security that have major implications for organizations. With the rise of big data & machine learning, privacy & security are now converging.

Top news of the week: 12.01.2022.

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@Infosec_Tourist shared
On Jan 11, 2022
RT @DarkReading: A pattern emerging in breach response: companies are more likely to rely on outside attorneys to handle cyber response in order to contain potential lawsuits. Meanwhile, cyber-insurance premiums are rising but covering less. More info: https://t.co/iWVnbXljQN
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Breach Response Shift: More Lawyers, Less Cyber-Insurance Coverage

Breach Response Shift: More Lawyers, Less Cyber-Insurance Coverage

Companies are more likely to rely on outside attorneys to handle cyber response in order to contain potential lawsuits. Meanwhile, cyber-insurance premiums are rising but covering less.

@wbm312 shared
On Jan 6, 2022
Google, Facebook face big privacy fines in France: Action to be taken for failing to allow French users to easily reject cookie tracking technology. https://t.co/AT6vAVSsPc
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Google, Facebook face big privacy fines in France

Google, Facebook face big privacy fines in France

Action to be taken for failing to allow French users to easily reject cookie tracking technology.

@anthonymfreed shared
On Jan 6, 2022
Dawn-Marie Hutchinson, #CISO at BAT, has navigated organizations during crises with a “play like you practice” Incident Response approach - check it out... #infosec #cybersecurity #security #podcast @cyberleaders @securityweekly https://t.co/WtmPagROzC
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CISO Stories Podcast: Server Room to War Room - Enterprise Incident Response

CISO Stories Podcast: Server Room to War Room - Enterprise Incident Response

Dawn-Marie Hutchinson, CISO at BAT, has navigated organizations during crises with a “play like you practice” Incident Response approach - check it out...

@ZeljkaZorz shared
On Jan 10, 2022
RT @gabrielazanfir: Big, bold move from the @EU_EDPS to literally kick off the new year: the regulator ordered Europol to erase a huge batch of data concerning individuals with no established link to a criminal activity. But the story behind the order is fascinating too: https://t.co/HJfUH0RB8X
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A data ‘black hole’: Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data

A data ‘black hole’: Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data

EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency

@wbm312 shared
On Jan 12, 2022
RT @NicholasVinocur: "Europe’s security apparatus now faces its own reckoning with privacy—as empowered regulators start issuing deletion orders to security agencies, and governments bristle at demands to stop retaining data in bulk on their citizenry," by @vmanancourt https://t.co/ALJq0dPWs2
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Europe’s surveillance crisis

Europe’s surveillance crisis

Law enforcement and security agencies are bristling at orders to limit their data collection practices.

@BrianHonan shared
On Jan 11, 2022
RT @euroinfosec: Europol ordered to do data subject categorization (identifying individuals tied to investigations or criminal activity) on large datasets shared by EU member states, or else delete individuals’ personal details, within 6 months. But is that enough time? https://t.co/DdjmGvSNvp
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Europol Ordered to Delete Data Not Tied to Investigations

Europol Ordered to Delete Data Not Tied to Investigations

The EU's law enforcement agency, Europol, has been ordered by a watchdog to not retain for longer than six months any personal data it stores pertaining to

@BrianHonan shared
On Jan 12, 2022
RT @dwnews: German police used a contact tracing app to track down witnesses in a local crime case. Data protection advocates are up in arms. https://t.co/ZJTlM6mTAi
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German police under fire for misuse of COVID contact tracing app

German police under fire for misuse of COVID contact tracing app

German police used a contact tracing app to track down witnesses in a local crime case. The scandal has data protection advocates up in arms, with politicians warning that abuse of the app ...

@thegrugq shared
On Jan 12, 2022
RT @CyberarkLabs: Using Windows RDP? Today we published research detailing a new vuln that allows RDP connected users to access the client machines of other connected users. Shout out to @sztejnworcel for this find and to @msftsecresponse for patching. https://t.co/rWmeR5Qhga
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Attacking RDP from Inside: How we abused named pipes for smart-card hijacking, unauthorized file system access to client machines and more

Attacking RDP from Inside: How we abused named pipes for smart-card hijacking, unauthorized file system access to client machines and more

In this blog post we are going to discuss the details of a vulnerability in Windows Remote Desktop Services, which we recently uncovered. We reported the vulnerability to Microsoft in a...