Top news of the week: 17.09.2020.

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Data Privacy

On Sep 16, 2020
@RSAsecurity shared
🖥 ON THE BLOG: @neirajones explores #fraud prevention lessons that can be learned and applied equally to #cybersecurity management. Read as she draws parallels between recent news and offers best practices: https://t.co/IXaTHNfGqk https://t.co/JfHzDUhZNO
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It Ain't What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It)

It Ain't What You Do (It’s The Way That You Do It)

Managing compliance can be a lot like mitigating cybersecurity risk.

On Sep 10, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @klillington: Facebook’s EU-US data transfer mechanism ‘cannot be used’, says Irish regulator https://t.co/DDyn2Ksad9 via @IrishTimesBiz
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On Sep 11, 2020
@lorenzofb shared
New: USPS used apps that had unpatched "catastrophic" vulnerabilities for years. There were 12 "common, well-known vulnerabilities that have been present for 3 years that could be exploited by an attacker utilizing publicly available methods." https://t.co/b3uDi7XUXT?
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Postal Service Used Apps That Had ‘Catastrophic’ Vulnerabilities for Years

Postal Service Used Apps That Had ‘Catastrophic’ Vulnerabilities for Years

The USPS Office of Inspector General found that the Postal Service was using several applications laded with vulnerabilities that could have led to a hack with a potential financial impact ...

On Sep 10, 2020
@wbm312 shared
RT @kashhill: Portland bans city and private use of face recognition. Specifically "one-to-many" searches, so people can still use their faces to unlock their phones. 😉 City use: https://t.co/fVEqj9TrYf Private entities in public: https://t.co/USjwXl7Fr6
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Agenda No

Agenda No

2 hours 9/1/20 Mustafa Washington Digitally signed by Mustafa Washington Date: 2020.09.01 12:21:36 -07'00' Mayor Wheeler Planning and Sustainability Andrea Durbin Digitally signed …

On Sep 15, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @balbonipaolo: The Irish DPA has published updated guidance on processing customer data for #COVID19 contact tracing calling for respect of transparency, principles of data minimization, purpose limitation, secure storage, and deletion (don't forget, also of backups!) https://t.co/PZsfXQzWi1
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Processing Customer Data for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Processing Customer Data for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

As we move forward in the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, one of the recommended measures is for certain businesses to take contact details from customers and retain them for one month in ...

On Sep 11, 2020
@wbm312 shared
Privacy Risks Of Recreational DNA Testing: States Take Action https://t.co/AIXZXvIhS9
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Privacy Risks Of Recreational DNA Testing: States Take Action

Privacy Risks Of Recreational DNA Testing: States Take Action

Last week the California legislature passed an important first step in protecting the American public from itself. The Genetic Information Privacy Act...

On Sep 16, 2020
@Infosec_Tourist shared
RT @MarcWilczek: Smart investments into building Cyber-Resilience pays off. Precaution is just so much cheaper than cure. 4,600+ execs polled by @Accenture, here are 4 things that make a difference. https://t.co/u8pfFATWCy #DDoS #Cybercrime @AccentureSecure #CIO #CyberSecurity #ITSecurity #CISO https://t.co/cK1iA5PPPf
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Cyber Resilience Benchmarks 2020

Cyber Resilience Benchmarks 2020

Here are four things that separate the leaders from the laggards when fighting cyber threats.

On Sep 10, 2020
@gcluley shared
Irish data regulator orders Facebook to stop sending personal data to the USA https://t.co/El7fspoFmS https://t.co/elMmMdKkAg
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Irish data regulator orders Facebook to stop sending personal data to the US

Irish data regulator orders Facebook to stop sending personal data to the US

Ireland’s data protection commissioner has issued Facebook with a preliminary order to stop sending data transfers from EU users to the US.