Security News

Low GDPR preparedness represents revenue threat (Help Net Security)
2016-10-21 12:45

96 percent of companies still do not fully understand the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), despite it coming into effect in May 2018. Elements respondents believe to be part of...

Top five GDPR myths (Help Net Security)
2016-09-26 12:45

At this moment, there are many misunderstandings surrounding the new GDPR legislation. These rules will affect any business that handles personal data, and therefore the majority of organisations...

GDPR: Are you prepared? (Help Net Security)
2016-09-14 13:45

Many European and US businesses are ill-prepared for the recently agreed EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and are at risk of falling foul of its rules around the use and control of...

Cyber attacks: Hindsight is 20/20, GDPR is even better (Help Net Security)
2016-08-24 15:25

The dust is beginning to settle on the EU referendum result. But, while the UK’s departure from the union is set to shake things up for many businesses nationwide, there’s at least one EU ruling...

GDPR could create $320 billion in fines (Help Net Security)
2016-07-14 12:45

Unsurprisingly, many consumer products organisations are taking risks with the security and privacy of their customer data. They are failing to put in place proper processes and safeguards in the...

CipherCloud unveils first GDPR-ready cloud security solution (Help Net Security)
2016-06-09 15:50

CipherCloud announced the availability of a cloud security solution designed to help companies comply with the European General Data Protection Requirement (GDPR). Their Cloud Access Security...

GDPR: Essential glossary (Help Net Security)
2016-06-01 12:45

GDPR is the acronym for General Data Protection Regulation, itself a shorthand for “Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016”. It is a European...

GDPR challenges all organizations to mask EU data by default (Help Net Security)
2016-05-11 13:00

Organizations need to re-architect operations and adopt a secure, data-first approach ahead of the introduction of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The approval of the GDPR...

Week in review: Opera’s VPN is just a proxy, GDPR compliance, hacking traffic sensors (Help Net Security)
2016-04-25 12:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Hacking Team hacker explains how he did it In a Pastebin post, he shared that he exploited a zero-day vulnerability in...