Security News

Integrating GDPR into your day to day IT practices (Help Net Security)
2017-08-28 13:30

GDPR, four letters that when combined strike fear into the heart of any sysadmin. Luckily, there is quite some time before it comes into force, which means getting into the habit of complying...

GDPR and Vendor Risk Management (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 18:48

As the GDPR enforcement date edges closer, organizations remain unprepared to comply, says BitSight's Elizabeth Fischer - especially when it comes to vendor risk management. What - beyond...

GDPR and Vendor Risk Management (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 15:48

As the GDPR enforcement date edges closer, organizations remain unprepared to comply, says BitSight's Elizabeth Fischer - especially when it comes to vendor risk management. What - beyond...

UK Introduces Data Protection Bill to Replace GDPR After Brexit (Security Week)
2017-08-08 19:09

The UK government has announced its plans for a new Data Protection Bill. This was foreshadowed in the Queen's Speech of 21 June when she announced, "A new law will ensure that the United Kingdom...

Only 2% of “GDPR-ready” organizations are actually compliant (Help Net Security)
2017-07-26 15:19

Only nine percent of UK organizations that believe they are prepared for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) actually are, new research from Veritas has found. In fact, organizations...

As GDPR approaches, retail data breaches remain unacceptably high (Help Net Security)
2017-07-24 12:15

Two in five retailers across the globe have experienced a data breach in the past year, according to Thales and 451 Research. The report reveals that 43 percent of retailers had experienced a data...

75 Percent of U.S. Companies Think GDPR Doesn't Apply to Them (Security Week)
2017-07-10 13:48

A new report focusing on Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) preparedness shows a worrying disconnect between Business and Security. GDPR will come into effect in May 2018, and...

GDPR: Getting Past the 'Fake News' (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-06 15:33

Attorney Jonathan Armstrong on How to Prepare for GDPR Enforcement in 2018"Fake news" isn't just a political concept. It's also a component of the marketing hype about Europe's General Data...

GDPR: 12 steps businesses can use to prepare right now (Help Net Security)
2017-07-05 14:28

In this podcast, Darron Gibbard, Chief Technical Security Officer, EMEA, Qualys, talks about preparing for the GDPR and provides a good basis to start your program and understand what departments...

Google's $2.73 Billion Fine Demonstrates Importance of GDPR Compliance (Security Week)
2017-06-27 15:59

The European Commission (EC) has levied a €2.42 billion ($2.73 billion) fine against Google because it "has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another...