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DPOs play a pivotal role in an organization's data management health and are required to report directly to the highest level of management. Some tasks that fall under the DPO role include advising on issues around data protection impact assessments, training, overseeing the accuracy of data mapping and responding to data subject access requests.
The more notable part of the announcement is Project Zero's decision to wait to disclose bug details until 90 days elapses, even if a patch becomes available before then. "For the last five years, the team has used its vulnerability disclosure policy to focus on one primary goal: Faster patch development," explained Willis, in a posting on Tuesday on the policy changes.
Google's Project Zero has updated its vulnerability disclosure policy to keep bug reports closed for 90 days, regardless of whether a patch is out before the deadline or not. The goal of this new policy, Google Project Zero's Tim Willis notes, goes beyond just attempting to speed up patching: thorough patch development and improved patch adoption are also a focus.
People rely on usernames and passwords to identify themselves to machines so they can gain access to data and services. Machines also need to authenticate themselves to each other so they can...
Does Facebook continue to track the locations of its users even when they’ve told it not to? Yes!
Carolyn McCarthy gave an excellent TEDx talk about becoming a tech policy activist. It's a powerful call for public-interest technologists....
When it comes to managing drones (Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or UAS) the US Department of Justice wants Americans to know it’s on the case.
The DHS is requiring all federal agencies to develop a vulnerability disclosure policy. The goal is that people who discover vulnerabilities in government systems have a mechanism for reporting...
Automate Screening of Exposed Passwords and Password Policy EnforcementHere are four automated password policy options we recommend for NIST compliance.
NeuVector, the leader in Full Lifecycle Container Security, announced the immediate availability of the industry’s first “Security Policy as Code” capability for Kubernetes services. The release –...