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Data Privacy

On Feb 19, 2020
@opexxx shared
RT @SecurityExpert: IT Security Expert Blog: The Billion Pound Manchester City Hack https://t.co/m0wlgJaLl1 #mancity #uefa #ffp
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The Billion Pound Manchester City Hack

The Billion Pound Manchester City Hack

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

On Feb 17, 2020
@BrianHonan shared
RT @SamuelStolton: Vestager: Facial recognition tech breaches EU data protection rules https://t.co/O7TRsZAmdN @europressos
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Vestager: Facial recognition tech breaches EU data protection rules

Vestager: Facial recognition tech breaches EU data protection rules

The European Commission will take some time before deciding on how to legislate facial recognition remotely, but will not prevent national initiatives from moving ahead on their own, ...

On Feb 14, 2020
@snipeyhead shared
RT @InfoSecHotSpot: Researchers are urging users of the GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress plugin to update as soon as possible. A popular WordPress plugin, which helps make websites compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), has issued f... https://t.co/kxGOvrmC54 via @InfoSecHotSpot https://t.co/ywcGYjWlL6
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700K Sites Affected by WordPress Plugin Bug

700K Sites Affected by WordPress Plugin Bug

Researchers are urging users of the GDPR Cookie Consent WordPress plugin to update as soon as possible. A popular WordPress plugin, which helps make websites co

On Feb 14, 2020
@SwiftOnSecurity shared
RT @WSJCyber: “We did monitor our network, but we got so many signals. We didn’t know what kind of signals to look for,” says Maastricht University's CIO https://t.co/xloRug7N9j
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Common IT Problems Hampered Dutch University’s Response to Hackers

Common IT Problems Hampered Dutch University’s Response to Hackers

Investigators’ postmortem into a ransomware attack on a Dutch university reveals common missteps many companies struggle with when monitoring large, complex technology infrastructure for ...

On Feb 15, 2020
@opexxx shared
RT @j_opdenakker: Open S3 bucket. Again. Is beyond me this keeps on happening. These buckets are private by default. It takes a *deliberate* action to put them public. This kind of reckless behavior that puts so many people at risk must stop. https://t.co/Swqrf88i3Y #Infosec
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Report: 1,000s of Plastic Surgery Patients Exposed in Massive Data Leak

Report: 1,000s of Plastic Surgery Patients Exposed in Massive Data Leak

Led by Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team recently discovered a breached database belonging to plastic surgery technology company

On Feb 13, 2020
@opexxx shared
RT @securityPNNL: Improving #privacy through enterprise risk management: @NISTcyber framework to help optimize beneficial uses of data while protecting individual privacy: https://t.co/glBRrE3qGj #cybersecurity
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NIST Releases Version 1.0 of Privacy Framework

NIST Releases Version 1.0 of Privacy Framework

To help organizations keep this balance, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering a new tool for managing privacy risk. The agency has just released …

On Feb 18, 2020
@helpnetsecurity shared
RT @watchguard: Why #voterregistration hacks and state #privacy regulations will dominate 2020. #elections #security @HelpNetSecurity @XORRO_ https://t.co/8lDKfu93vZ
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Why Voter Registration Hacks and State Privacy Regulations Will Dominate 2020

Why Voter Registration Hacks and State Privacy Regulations Will Dominate 2020

After the major email security and hacking controversies that influenced the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the WatchGuard Threat Lab expects to see two major government information ...

On Feb 13, 2020
@lennyzeltser shared
I've been capturing aspects of my CISO journey in articles and talks. Here's an overview, as I reflect on the first six months my experience at @AxoniusInc: https://t.co/XSbGZl7dLg
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What’s It Like for a New CISO?

What’s It Like for a New CISO?

As of this writing, I’ve spent six months in the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Axonius, a rapidly growing technology company. I captured my impressions and …